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eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
Tabs
MOD
Since: Jan, 2001
2021-08-09 20:37:41
If the innocent was murdered by a villain, it's Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work.
If this was a moral dilemma for Bob, Charlie getting killed feels awfully convenient, making it Debate and Switch.

Alice is evil, so Bob the Anti-Hero kills her. Charlie then finds out, but Charlie is by-the-books, so he has to tell the cops. After all, it's still murder. Bob's in a jam now - he can't kill Charlie, cause Charlie's innocent. He can't go to jail either.
So, Charlie's on his way to the cops, when he dies in an accident, or is murdered. This is great for Bob, since he gets to follow his moral code, and get away with Alice's murder. And if Charlie was murdered, Bob can avenge him in his deadly fashion.