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Usually an instance of [[Plug N Play Friends]]. If the unmasked traitor was an active party member or contributing part of the team, and ''remains'' an active party member or contributing part of the team, it's [[Welcome Back, Traitor]].
 
If some sort of [[Hand Wave]] is given for this, then it's a case of [["Get Out of Jail Free" Card]]. Such easy forgiveness may be given after an insincere [[The Grovel]]. The kinds of people most likely to easily forgive are [[The Messiah]], the [[Friend to All Living Things]] and those who prefer to [[Turn the Other Cheek]], although more cynical characters may take a [[Restrained Revenge]]. If no such excuse exists or "apology accepted" speech occurs, then it's a [[Karma Houdini]]. Compare [[Welcome Back, Traitor]] and [[AllDrama-Free Is Well That Ends WellTrauma]]. Contrast [[Reformed but Rejected]], where the bad guy ''does'' want to be forgiven and works for it, but doesn't get accepted. See also [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]].
 
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