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* ''Series/DoctorWho,'' "Logopolis": The Doctor has a somber conversation with the Watcher, a mysterious, featureless being. We see it from the companion's perspective, across the freeway. (We never learn exactly what they talked about, but later we learn who the Watcher is.)
* ''Series/{{The Office| UK}}'': Tim turns his mike off (it's a mockumentary) and goes to talk to Lucy. A very powerful use of this trope: we see them from the other side of a window, we hear dead silence, for 2 minutes. Afterwards, he says: [[spoiler: "Just for the record, she said no."]]
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer:'' In the episode "Showtime" there's a scene in which Buffy, Willow, and Xander all exchange some meaningful looks without saying anything. A flashback at the end shows that they were having a telepathic conversation, setting up the plan for the rest of the episode.

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The actual content of that conversation remains a mystery to the audience except partial excerpts or references made by the parties who were there at the time. Though sometimes they are revealed entirely in a {{flashback}} at the end.

Compare InnerMonologueConversation.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Alice|Webcomic}}'' and her friends have one of these, plotting what to do to Dot's brothers after they [[http://alice.alicecomics.com/alicecomics/lazy-afternoon-at-the-ol-mill-pond-8/ drench Joanne in pond water]].

* In the Ikari Team's ending in ''VideoGame/KingOfFighters2000'', Whip has a long conversation with [[BigBad Zero]]. However, the only indication that either of them are speaking is the presence of MouthFlaps.

* In a ''{{Peanuts}}'' Sunday strip from the 1960s, Charlie Brown gets a phone call for Snoopy. During the call, Snoopy listens and laughs, but Charlie Brown doesn't know what the caller is saying.

* ''{{Webcomic/Alice}}'' and her friends have one of these, plotting what to do to Dot's brothers after they [[http://alice.alicecomics.com/alicecomics/lazy-afternoon-at-the-ol-mill-pond-8/ drench Joanne in pond water]].

* In ''Film/TheJohnLennonReport'', when the backup police arrive at the Dakota, Cullen tells them what's going on and as they head for the vestibule, he stops Moran and you can see him say "It's John Lennon." There is [[MomentOfSilence just quiet music]] as John is put in the police car; Yoko rushes to the window crying "John, John," as Officer Claire Frank holds her; a moment later Frank says "Are you all right?" and as Yoko nods, "Okay. Come on."

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* ''IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' has plenty of these: Harumi, [[spoiler:revealed to be an android, tearfully shouting as her captain is being abducted while Yuriko looks on in surprise,]] Yuriko, [[spoiler:with Tylor on the airstrip after asking him why he resigned,]] and Admiral Hanner in the OAV mini-series '''An Exceptional Episode''' [[spoiler:whose conversation is revealed entirely at the end of the two episodes]].

* ''TheMentalist'' has one between Bosco and Jane. Afterward, Lisbon wants to know what Bosco told Jane, who only hints that Bosco wanted him to protect her.
* In an episode of ''Seinfeld'', George confronts a coworker over stealing an office nickname that he wanted. The conversation is watched by other coworkers through a window, while George waves his arms around and apparently yells at the guy. When the audience can hear the two again, he lets George have the nickname and asks him to stop crying.
* ''Doctor Who,'' "Logopolis": The Doctor has a somber conversation with the Watcher, a mysterious, featureless being. We see it from the companion's perspective, across the freeway. (We never learn exactly what they talked about, but later we learn who the Watcher is.)
* The UK ''Office'': Tim turns his mike off (it's a mockumentary) and goes to talk to Lucy. A very powerful use of this trope: we see them from the other side of a window, we hear dead silence, for 2 minutes. Afterwards, he says: [[spoiler: "Just for the record, she said no."]]

* ''{{Webcomics/Alice}}'' and her friends have one of these, plotting what to do to Dot's brothers after they [[http://alice.alicecomics.com/alicecomics/lazy-afternoon-at-the-ol-mill-pond-8/ drench Joanne in pond water]].

This will cause a lot of head-scratching and fanfics if the audience doesn't just go along with it.

* ''{{Webcomics\Alice}}'' and her friends have one of these, plotting what to do to Dot's brothers after they [[http://alice.alicecomics.com/alicecomics/lazy-afternoon-at-the-ol-mill-pond-8/ drench Joanne in pond water]].

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer:'' In the episode "Showtime" there's a scene in which Buffy, Willow, and Xander all exchange some meaningful looks without saying anything. A flashback at the end shows that they were having a telepathic conversation, setting up the plan for the rest of the episode.

* The UK ''Office'': Tim turns his mike off )it's a mockumentary) and goes to talk to Lucy. A very powerful use of this trope: we see them from the other side of a window, we hear dead silence, for 2 minutes. Afterwards, he says: [[spoiler: "Just for the record, she said no."]]