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** AwesomeAlice's constant assumption of Bob's guilt allows the real perpetrator to get away, and/or it [[Crying Wolf|destroys her credibility]] the next time Bob ''does'' commit a crime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Alice a [[Hannibal Lecture]] over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.
* '''Zig Zagged''': AwesomeAlice chases down Big Bad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob professes his innocence and a length court battle ensues. Bob is convicted, but it's revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob goes [[Off
* '''Averted''': Anyone accused of doing something immediately confesses to it.
* '''Enforced''': "This show is getting a bit [[Strictly Formula]]. How about we have a crime that Bob ''didn't'' commit?"
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