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Poldarn: Now then, if it wasn't us, who was it?
Chiruwa: But it was us. It was you, you bloodthirsty northern bastard.
Poldarn: No it wasn't, we were never here. But they will never believe that, so it better have been someone else. Do you understand that?''
— Poldarn attempts to get the trope across to Chiruwa, in Memory by K.J. Parker.

"When you wake up, your only choice will be to run."
Hannibal Lecter to Chilton, Hannibal

"Make them see Invincible! Make them fear Invincible! MAKE THEM HATE—"
[Title card appears, spelling out "Invincible"]
Angstrom Levy, Invincible (2021)

Sideshow Bob: Bart, open your heart. I admit I have some mighty big shoes to fill...
(Bart has a "Eureka!" Moment as Sideshow Bob's words echo in his mind; after a brief series of flashbacks to previous events in the episode, he slowly turns to Sideshow Bob)
Sideshow Bob: ...In Ancient Greece, there was a school of thought called "stoicism"-
Bart: Wait a minute! YOU DID IT!
(the audience gasps)
Sideshow Bob: Excuse me?
Bart: (grabs the microphone from Sideshow Bob) Attention, fellow children! Krusty didn't rob that store! Sideshow Bob framed him! And I got proof!
(Bart hits Sideshow Bob's foot with a mallet)
Sideshow Bob: OW! My foot! You lousy, stupid, clumsy...!
(the audience gasps again)
Bart: See that? Krusty wore big, floppy shoes but he's got little feet, like all good-hearted people! (hits Sideshow Bob's other foot, causing him to fall over) But Sideshow Bob really fills his shoes with big, ugly feet! (while removing one of Sideshow Bob's shoes to emphasize the point)
(the kids in the audience start booing; cut to the police station as two officers watch the scene unfold on TV)
Police Officer 1: Kid's right.
Police Officer 2: How do you figure we missed that?
Officer Wiggum: Get off your duffs, boys. Get down to that studio!
(cut to outside Krustylu Studios, where Sideshow Bob is being arrested)
Sideshow Bob: Yes, I admit it. I hated him. His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years. I played the buffoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites. That's why I framed Krusty! I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for these meddling kids.
Bart: Take him away, boys!
Sideshow Bob: (as he's put in the van) Treat kids like equals, they're people too. They're smarter than what you think! They were smart enough to catch me!

Little Bo Beep: LET ME GO, YOU MONSTER! TOM-TOM WAS INNOCENT AND YOU KNOW IT!!! I HATE YOU!!! I HATE YOU!!!
Ollie Dum: JUST A MINUTE!!!
Crowd: IT'S LITTLE ELMER!
Ollie Dum: Mr. Your Majesty, Tom-Tom was innocent. We found Little Elmer in Barnaby's Cellar!
*Everybody gasp*
Crowd: LET'S GET HIM!

"We're supposed to call them cops. But everyone knows who they work for, and what it takes to keep them happy. Somebody paid good money for this frame."
Marv, Sin City, "The Hard Goodbye"

"I've set you up, Mr. Norris. In ten minutes, Albert will call the police, and tell them a tale of heroin. 1970 Mustangs. Aging tennis pros with drug records. You'll be eagerly sought after, Mr. Norris."
Cressner, Cat's Eye (1985)

Niner: Wash, you have to get both of us out of here. Immediately. They catch us together after what I've done and after what you're charged with–-
Wash: Charged with!?
Niner: Listen to me! They'll kill us, Wash. I've already helped someone else escape after you went radio silent.
Wash: What do you mean? Who else would there have been?
Niner: That's not important! They're pinning you for stealing Freelancer property. The UNSC has you as a wanted criminal for taking military property. And Freelancer is going to kill you to keep the story. [holds up handcuffed hands] Now let me go so I can help us escape out of here before anyone notices you knocked out the guards!
Wash: I didn't steal anything! That doesn't even make sense -– I just went silent. I was MIA or AWOL at most, they can't–-
Niner: Do you not understand how a frame works!? Now help me get loose!
Recovery None, Chapter 39

"Why did you do it, my friend? You killed Ellen... and all of the others, too. You wanted everybody to think that it was me. Why, Herbert? Why did you want to destroy me?"
Paul Toombes to Herbert Flay, Madhouse (1974)

Flamebird: Everyone thinks we murdered this Mon-El person.
Nightwing: But we didn't—
Flamebird: No, but it looks like we did. Someone is working very hard to get us out of the way.

Danny Fenton: Now you’re ripping off gifts? What is that supposed to do?
The Ghost Writer: A: Make a huge scene, and B: Blame it on you.

Peach: But why would you pretend to be Mario?
Bowser Jr.: Papa told me everything. He said "Mario's a bully, he never fights fair!" He said, "Jr., you gotta try to outsmart Mario." So I tried to get Mario sent to prison, but they didn't lock him up, and now he came to steal Mama Peach again!

Shadow: It all starts with this... A jewel containing the ultimate power...
Sonic: That's the... Chaos Emerald! (beat) Now I know what's going on! The military has mistaken me for the likes of you!

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