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A particular shot commonly used in action flicks, gangster movies and murder mysteries. All that is shown is [[An Insert]] of a pair of hands, and possibly the murder weapon itself. This gives a sense of building tension without revealing the murderer's identity. Sinister black gloves are optional.
Often, the character is [[The Slow Walk|walking slowly]]
Common in slasher films. Even more common in [[Giallo|Gialli]],
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* Also used frequently when showing the set-up to the murder in ''Whodunnit!''
* A frequent occurrence in the BBC ''[[Miss Marple]]'' adaptations.
* ''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]'': A gloved hand is shown drawing a knife and advancing on Osman Efendi in "Death Do Us Part". A spray of blood informs the viewer of his fate.
== [[Literature]] ==
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