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* '''Discussed''': Nathaniel considers how to convince Jessica to help him with a friend before approaching her, including the use of this lie and the possible ramifications if the truth emerges.
* '''Conversed''': "Well, that was a really vague and contrived way to be honest. Way to be, Nathaniel."
* '''Played For Laughs:''' The lie is about something ridiculously trivial, like why Jessica received key lime pie instead of lemon merengue. This is presented with [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Heinous?|just as much drama as an actual murder would have been]].
* '''Played For Drama:''' Nathaniel was a mentor/father figure to Jessica for most of her life, and finding out that he was a lying liar for lies shakes her confidence in everything.