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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"It seems like an open-and-shut case... or is it?"''}}
 
A line heard far too often in episode descriptions.
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This one still gets going because forensic evidence, even today, is subject to interpretation.
 
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* In [[Sherlock Holmes (novel)|''The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'']], Inspector Lestrade believes he's got this trope concerning the case in question, citing all the evidence at hand as why. [[Sherlock Holmes]] however, discovers he wrong ''exactly'' because of all the evidence at hand: {{spoiler|the evidence was invented so Lestrade would finger the wrong perp}}.
 
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[[Category:Stock Phrases]]
[[Category:Open Andand Shut Case]]
[[Category:TropeCrime and Punishment Tropes]]
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