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* '''Straight''': Alice steals a priceless exhibit from a museum. Bob says, "I know what you did!", and Alice freezes up, but then Bob says, "How dare you eat the last slice of pie!?"

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* '''Straight''': Alice steals a priceless exhibit from a museum. Bob says, "I know what you did!", and Alice freezes up, but then Bob says, "How dare you eat the last slice of pie!?"pie?!"

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* '''Straight''': Alice steals a priceless exhibit from a museum. Bob says, "I know what you did", and Alice freezes up, but then Bob says, "How dare you eat the last slice of pie!?"

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* '''Straight''': Alice steals a priceless exhibit from a museum. Bob says, "I know what you did", did!", and Alice freezes up, but then Bob says, "How dare you eat the last slice of pie!?"



* '''Subverted''': "And more importantly, you stole the----"
* '''Double Subverted''': "chocolate bar I was saving".

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* '''Subverted''': "And "I know what you did! You ate the last slice of pie! And more importantly, you stole the----"
the exhibit from the museum!"
* '''Double Subverted''': "chocolate "I know what you did! How dare you eat the last slice of pie?! And more importantly, you stole the... chocolate bar I was saving".



* '''Zigzagged''': "I know what you did, Alice, how dare you eat the last slice of pie?! And more importantly, you stole the chocolate bar I was saving, ''and'' the exhibit from the museum!" (however on the latter point he may or may not know it's true for he's famous for joking about such matters)

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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': "I know what you did, Alice, how did! How dare you eat the last slice of pie?! And more importantly, you stole the the... chocolate bar I was saving, ''and'' the exhibit from the museum!" (however on the latter point he may or may not know it's true for he's famous for joking about such matters)museum!"



** Bob outright says "I know you ate the last slice of pie", "I know you ate my chocolate bar" or "I know you stole the exhibit".
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice [[BreakingTheFourthWall turns to the audience and says, "I thought he was talking about me stealing the exhibit...shh, that's our secret".]]

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** Bob outright says "I know you ate the last slice of pie", "I know you ate my chocolate bar" pie!" or "I know you stole the exhibit".
exhibit!"
* '''Enforced''': ???
The creator thought it would be funny to trick the audience.
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice [[BreakingTheFourthWall turns to the audience and says, "I "Oh, I thought he was talking about me stealing the exhibit...shh, that's our secret".]]you were going to say I did something else."



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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice was still carrying the exhibit, yet Bob didn't notice.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice forgot to pay her rent, and also forgot to lock the door. Before Bob says what she forgot to do, Alice asks about the latter first, and turns out that was what he was getting to.

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* '''Invoked''': Carol doesn't know what Alice did but sees her acting suspiciously so she tells Bob to do this to try and trick her into confessing.

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Carol doesn't know what Alice did but sees her acting suspiciously so she tells Bob to do this to try and trick her into confessing.confessing.
** Bob and Alice are actually working together, making an innocuous accusation and getting a confession will make Alice look innocent.
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* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': It seems that a person is accusing someone else of one thing when really it's another.
* '''Straight''': Alice steals a priceless exhibit from a museum. Bob says, "I know what you did", and Alice freezes up, but then Bob says, "How dare you eat the last slice of pie!?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice murdered someone, but what Bob's angry about is her burping in public.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob doesn't know Alice stole the exhibit, but he did know she ate the last slice of pie and he was very hungry.
* '''Inverted''': When Carol brings back the exhibit Alice stole, Bob says "Well done!". Carol thinks he's congratulating her for bringing the exhibit back but really it's for bringing him some more pie.
* '''Subverted''': "And more importantly, you stole the----"
* '''Double Subverted''': "chocolate bar I was saving".
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': "I know what you did, Alice, how dare you eat the last slice of pie?! And more importantly, you stole the chocolate bar I was saving, ''and'' the exhibit from the museum!" (however on the latter point he may or may not know it's true for he's famous for joking about such matters)
* '''Averted''':
** Bob doesn't accuse Alice of anything.
** Bob outright says "I know you ate the last slice of pie", "I know you ate my chocolate bar" or "I know you stole the exhibit".
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice [[BreakingTheFourthWall turns to the audience and says, "I thought he was talking about me stealing the exhibit...shh, that's our secret".]]
* '''Invoked''': Carol doesn't know what Alice did but sees her acting suspiciously so she tells Bob to do this to try and trick her into confessing.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "You know that thing where it seems they know their secret but really they don't?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice gives herself away by doing a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.
** Alice gives herself away by apologising specifically for stealing the exhibit.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice is smart enough to know not to do those things.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice bursts into tears after the "I know what you did", which leaves Bob baffled.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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