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'''Dave:''' ''That's'' how that letter found its way twenty miles to a dead man in Sudbury! }}
This will lead directly to [[The Summation]], unless there's an [[Evidence Scavenger Hunt]] in between. Often the character having the [[Epiphany (trope)|epiphany]] will tell the person whose offhand remark inspired it that they're "a genius" or the like; the remarker will then variously nod in a befuddled manner, ask "I'm what?", or simply demand an explanation.
Named for perhaps the most famous non-detective-related example, Archimedes' exclamation of "Eureka!" after jumping into a bath and realizing that held the key to the problem he was trying to solve. (See below for details.)
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'''MAX''': That an answer will come.
'''SOL''': No, it's the wife! You have to relax! }}
* In the first ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' movie, Ace gets his Eureka Moment when his dog lies across the forehead of a picture of a Miami Dolphins kicker...and the way the dog's hair falls gives him his [[Epiphany (trope)|epiphany]]...and his [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|entire week's]] [[Brain Bleach|food consumption]]...
* ''[[Evolution (film)|Evolution]]'' has some [[Egregious]] examples:
** The revelation that the aliens reproduce quicker with ''[[Incendiary Exponent|fire]]'' is brought about by Orlando Jones' character dropping a lit cigarette into a petri dish, seconds after explaining how he hasn't smoked in years.
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** What's more, {{spoiler|the shop clerk who triggered the Eureka Moment is one of the killers herself. [[I Never Said It Was Poison|Oops]].}}
* ''[[Major League]]'': The Indians' manager is about to send hopelessly wild pitcher Ricky Vaughn back to the minor leagues. During their conversation, the manager off-handedly mentions another pitcher who went down to the minors and had a successful career. Vaughn squints in the pitcher's direction, and the manager realizes all his problems are related to poor vision.
* In ''K-9'' Dooley is growing frustrated with a case he's working. His girlfriend Tracy told him that he needed to relax, and the answer would come to him. Not much later, things are getting romantic between the two, when lo and behold, Dooley has an [[Epiphany (trope)|epiphany]] and must rush out the door with his four-legged sidekick.
* In ''[[Tangled]]'', when Rapunzel and Flynn are trapped in a dark cave filling rapidly with water and need light to see by, this exchange occurs:
{{quote|'''Flynn''': My real name is Eugene Fitzherbert. I figured someone should know.
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