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Related to [[Busman's Holiday]]
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== [[Literature]] ==
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** Somewhat justified. In the first season, he seemed to have tremendous luck following the Ice Truck Killer (at one point a victim's ''head'' is thrown at his car), only it turned out the ITK specifically wanted Dexter, and ''only'' Dexter, to follow the clues. The rest of the time, it's because Dexter is willing to use highly illegal means of gathering evidence, something most cops are generally smart enough to refrain from doing, since any decent attorney can get such evidence thrown out.
* ''[[CSI]]''
{{quote| '''Grissom:''' Wait a minute... enhance that photograph...}}
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* ''[[Columbo]]''
* ''A Touch of Frost''
* In ''[[Monk]]'' and ''[[Psych]]'' this is justified -- theyjustified—they're the only people in their departments who ''can'' find the evidence.
* In the ''[[Law and Order]]'' franchise if this trope is used wildly varies by the episode. In some episodes nameless officers will find clues during large searches and invisible "forensics" can find and analyze evidence entirely off-screen, but just as often there are episodes where every clues is found by the detectives listed in the opening credits.
 
== [[Anime]] ==