Interrogation by Vandalism/Playing With

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Basic Trope: The interrogator smashes the suspect's objects for interrogation.

  • Straight: Bob smashes Charlie's cabinet of dishes to make him talk.
  • Exaggerated: And then smashes Charlie's table, TV, refrigerator, microwave, video games...
    • ...Car, house, family's houses.
  • Downplayed: Bob snaps one of Charlie's pencils until he talks.
  • Justified: Bob knows that Charlie would never let anything happen to his things, and uses that to his advantage.
  • Inverted: Charlie's furniture becomes animate and attacks the investigating police.
    • Ashley wants Charlie to keep a secret for her, so promises to repair any of Charlie's things for free as long as he does so.
  • Subverted: Charlie really isn't Charlie, but is Charlie's ex and is using the interrogator to destroy Charlie's stuff
  • Double Subverted: ???
  • Parodied: ???
  • Deconstructed: Bob is eventually fired from the police department and even arrested for damaging personal property.
  • Reconstructed: ???
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Bob uses more traditional means of interrogation.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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