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* Justified in ''Film/TheAssignment'' (1997). An American naval officer who happens to be the {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal is roped into an intelligence operation. Part of the operation involves sleeping with Carlos' ex-girlfriend. His wife realizes something is wrong because he's [[BecomingTheMask suddenly changed his sexual technique]].

* Old Russian joke inversion: "If your wife has cheated on you, be thankfull she betrayed you, not the Motherland."

* Old Russian joke inversion: "If your wife has cheated on you, be thankfull she betrayed you, and not the Motherland."

Old Russian joke inversion: "If your wife has cheated on you, be thankfull she betrayed you, and not the Motherland."

* Not spies, but close enough: ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith''

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* The plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example. Spy and counter-terrorist agent Harry Tasker thinks his wife Helen is cheating on him, though she doesn't seem to suspect him of anything other than being a boring salesman. [[spoiler:She is sort-of seeing a guy, who claims to be a spy but is, in fact, a car salesman]].
* Not spies, but close enough: ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith''

* In ''Film/HeadOverHeels'', Amanda and her friends are suspicious of Amanda's new boyfriend Jim. When they investigate, the evidence leads them to believe that he is a violent criminal. He's actually an undercover officer.
* Justified in ''Film/TheAssignment'' (1997). An American naval officer who happens to be the {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal is roped into an intelligence operation. Part of the operation involves sleeping with Carlos' ex-girlfriend. His wife realizes something is wrong because he's [[BecomingTheMask suddenly changed his sexual technique]].

* Not spies, but close enough: ''MrAndMrsSmith''

* Justified in ''The Assignment'' (1997). An American naval officer who happens to be the {{doppelganger}} of terrorist Carlos the Jackal is roped into an intelligence operation. Part of the operation involves sleeping with Carlos' ex-girlfriend. His wife realizes something is wrong because he's [[BecomingTheMask suddenly changed his sexual technique]].

* Not a spy, exactly, but ''{{Bones}}'' once had a victim who turned out to be separated from her husband because she (and her sister, who also suspected him of the murder) thought he was cheating. It turned out he was sneaking out and spending time at a sleazy motel to meet a legal contact because he was testifying in a major federal case.

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* The plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example. Spy and counter-terrorist agent Harry Tasker thinks his wife Helen is cheating on him, though she doesn't seem to suspect him of anything other than being a boring salesman. [[spoiler:She is sort-of seeing a guy, who claims to be a spy but is, in fact, a car salesman]].
* Not spies, but close enough: ''MrAndMrsSmith''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in her husband's old costume (and in the outtakes, what she thinks is AffairHair on his suit).
* In ''Film/HeadOverHeels'', Amanda and her friends are suspicious of Amanda's new boyfriend Jim. When they investigate, the evidence leads them to believe that he is a violent criminal. He's actually an undercover officer.

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* ''Literature/TheScarletPimpernel''.

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* In the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode "Power Down," a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife, who he momentarily thought was cheating, was a security agent working to protect TheGovernment against cyberattacks.
* A subplot arc in the first season of ''Series/{{Spooks}}'' involved the girlfriend of one of the agents adding two and two together to get five. (The time the agent went undercover as a married man and then forgot to take the ring off before he went home really didn't help.)

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* The plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example. Spy and counter-terrorist agent Harry Tasker thinks his wife Helen is cheating on him, though she doesn't seem to suspect him of anything other than being a boring salesman.

* The plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example. Anti-terrorist operative Harry Tasker thinks his wife Helen is cheating on him, though she doesn't seem to suspect him of anything other than being a boring salesman.

* The plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example.

* In the ''{{NCIS}}'' episode "Power Down," a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife, who he momentarily thought was cheating, was a security agent working to protect TheGovernment against cyberattacks.
* A subplot arc in the first season of ''{{Spooks}}'' involved the girlfriend of one of the agents adding two and two together to get five. (The time the agent went undercover as a married man and then forgot to take the ring off before he went home really didn't help.)

* Pretty much the entire plot of ''Film/TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example.

* ''TheIncredibles'': Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in her husband's old costume (and in the outtakes, what she thinks is AffairHair on his suit).

Examples:

* ''TheIncredibles'': Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in her husband's old costume and what she thinks is AffairHair on his suit.

* Pretty much the entire plot of ''TrueLies'' is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] example.

* In ''HeadOverHeels'', Amanda and her friends are suspicious of Amanda's new boyfriend Jim. When they investigate, the evidence leads them to believe that he is a violent criminal. He's actually an undercover officer.

* TheScarletPimpernel.

* In ''{{NCIS}}'', Power Down a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife, who he momentarily thought was cheating, was a security agent working to protect TheGovernment against cyberattacks.

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The LoveInterest has noted something odd about her partner. He is gone at all hours, does strange things and never answers a straight question. Is he betraying her?

Never fear! Your love interest still has UndyingLoyalty toward you and would never do such a thing. No, it is something else. Rather he is a great patriot bravely defending his country against TheEmpire. She, of course, can't be told about this because she has no need to know. So she must wonder.

Not necessarily a married couple, of course. Subtrope of MistakenForCheating.
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Examples:

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* Pretty much the entire plot of ''TrueLies''.
* Not spies, but close enough: ''MrAndMrsSmith''
* ''TheIncredibles'': Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in her husband's old costume and what she thinks is AffairHair on his suit.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* TheScarletPimpernel.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In ''{{NCIS}}'', Power Down a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife, who he momentarily thought was cheating, was a security agent working to protect TheGovernment against cyberattacks.
* A subplot arc in the first season of ''{{Spooks}}'' involved the girlfriend of one of the agents adding two and two together to get five. (The time the agent went undercover as a married man and then forgot to take the ring off before he went home really didn't help.)

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* This is a RealLife danger of the espionage profession.
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The LoveInterest has noted something odd about their partner. He/she is gone at all hours, does strange things and never answers a straight question. Is he betraying her?

Never fear! You LoveInterest still has UndyingLoyalty toward you and would never do such a thing. No it is something else. Rather he is a great patriot bravely defending his country against TheEmpire. She of course can't be told about this because she has no Need To Know. So she must wonder.

Not necessarily a married couple of course. Subtrope of MistakenForCheating.

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* Pretty much the entire plot of TrueLies.

* Not spies, but close enough: MrAndMrsSmith.

* The Incredibles - Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in his old costume and what she thinks is AffairHair on her husband's suit.

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* The Scarlet Pimpernel.

[[AC: LiveActionTV]]

* In NCIS, Power Down a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife whom he momentarily thought was cheating was a security agent working to protect TheGovernment against cyberattacks .

* A subplot arc in the first season of Spooks involved the girlfriend of one of the agents adding two and two together to get five. (The time he went undercover as a married man and then forgot to take the ring off before he went home really didn't help.)

[[AC: TruthInTelevision]]

* A RealLife danger of the profession

The Love Interest has noted something odd about their partner. He/she is gone at all hours, does strange things and never answers a straight question. Is he betraying her?

Never fear! You Love Interest still has Undying Loyalty toward you and would never do such a thing. No it is something else. Rather he is a great patriot bravely defending his country against The Empire. She of course can't be told about this because she has no Need To Know. So she must wonder.

Not necessarily a married couple of course. Subtrope of Mistaken For Cheating.

Film

* Pretty much the entire plot of True Lies.

* Not spies, but close enough: Mr And Mrs Smith.

* The Incredibles - Mrs. Incredible gets suspicious when she finds a tear in his old costume and what she thinks is Affair Hair on her husband's suit.

Literature

Live Action TV

* In NCIS, Power Down a young man discovers that his recently murdered wife whom he momentarily thought was cheating was a security agent working to protect The Government against cyberattacks .

* A subplot arc in the first season of Spooks involved the girlfriend of one of the agents adding two and two together to get five. (The time he went undercover as a married man and then forgot to take the ring off before he went home really didn't help.)