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Line 20: == [[Film]] == * In ''The Pelican Brief'' ([[The Film of the Book\|based on the novel of the same name]]), the titular document was formed due to Darby Shaw's (played by [[Julia Roberts]]) investigations based on a theory she came up with regarding the assassination of two Supreme Court judges. To form the brief, she researched the dead judges' case records and kept an eye open for any traits the two men may have had in common. * In ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)\|Sleepy Hollow]]'', this is Ichabod Crane's preferred method of solving the mysterious murders in the titular village. He uses revolutionary (for the time period) methods of investigation, including autopsies of dead bodies, and [[Hollywood Atheist\|scoffs]] at the supernatural explanations the residents come up with (due to his own [[Harmful to Minors]] childhood memories of his [[Sinister Minister]] father). {{spoiler\|The supernatural explanations turn out to be true.}} * Used to investigate the Jack the Ripper killings in ''[[From Hell]]''. * ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'': Nicholas Angel uses this to come up with a very wordy but otherwise plausible theory about the <s>murders</s> accidents taking place in Sandford, centering around (he thinks) a lucrative property deal. {{spoiler\|Turns out the murders are for a much more mundane reason - keeping up [[Serious Business\|Sandford's level of perfection]].}} * Plays a role in Detective Spooner's murder investigation in ''[[I, Robot (~~Film~~film)\|I Robot]]''. * In ''[[National Treasure]]'', it becomes an important skill for the protagonists to advance through the plot. == [[Live Action TV]] == * Frequently happens in the ''[[Law and Order]]'' series, especially [[Law ~~and~~& Order ~~(TV)~~\|the first incarnation]]. * ''[[~~CSI (TV)\|~~CSI]]'' and its various incarnations, with the detective work taking place mostly in the crime lab. * Happens in every episode of ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', with each mystery solved by Jessica Fletcher outlining a visual clue that was shown earlier in the episode, and a clip of said visual clue playing back for exposition. * Featured during the investigative portions of ''[[The Good Wife]]''. * Takes place in the lawyer drama series ''Close To Home''. * Shown often in ''[[The Closer]]''. * ''[[~~Without a Trace (TV)\|~~Without a Trace]]'': Investigations in each episode depend on this. * Used in the 1991 series ''Silk Stalkings'' to investigate upper-class sex-themed crimes. * ''[[~~NCIS (TV)\|~~NCIS]]'' had this in its first incarnation, mostly inside the forensics lab or the autopsy room. == [[Video Games]] == * A necessary tool in the ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' series. * The ''[[Eagle Eye Mysteries]]'' series, [[Trope Namer\|as noted above.]] * Could be considered an in-universe example in [[LAL.A. Noire]], where [[The Hero\|L.A.P.D. Detective Cole Phelps]] is known within the department for being a better-than-average detective, ostensibly because of this ability. == [[Board Games]] == * A necessary skill in ''[[Clue (~~Tabletop Game~~game)\|Clue]]''. == [[Comic Books]] == Line 52: == [[Literature]] == * [[Agatha Christie ~~(Creator)~~\|Agatha Christie's]] character [[Hercule Poirot]] may be the [[Ur Example]], or a candidate thereof. * Plays a role in ''[[The Hardy Boys]]'' and ''[[Nancy Drew]]'' mysteries. * The children's book series ''The Puzzle Club,'' and the animated series based on it, is about a trio of children who solve mysteries this way. Line 65: * [[Scooby Doo\|Velma]] is well-known for this, in every incarnation of her character. * During the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Flash and Substance," [[The Flash\|Wally West]] is seen in his crime scene lab running tests on a bloodstained shoe, which was cleaned off with dish-washing soap. He informs his supervisor that his investigations have revealed that the soap is the same type as the brand that was found in the murder victim's kitchen. * During the ''[[Superman: ~~the~~The Animated Series]]'' episode "The Late Mr. Kent," Clark had to use his investigative reporter skills to collect enough evidence to exonerate an innocent man on death row. * There's also ''[[Batman: ~~the~~The Animated Series]]'' and its tie-in movies. Played especially strongly in ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''. == [[Real Life]] == Line 74: {{reflist}} [[Category:Mystery Tropes]] [[Category:~~Eagle-Eye Detection~~{{PAGENAME}}]]