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{{quote|I've summoned you all to the parlor, so you can watch while I gradually solve the crime. One of the people in this room...IS A BIG FAT MURDERER!"
|Dr. Zoidberg, [[Futurama]]}}
A Subtrope of [[The Summation]], this commonly occurs at the end of a murder mystery.
All of the suspects gather together in a room (or, in Japan, at the top of a cliff overlooking the sea), so that the detective can tell them who the murderer is. The detective goes down the list of suspects one by one, explaining why they are innocent - although some of them may be guilty of other, minor, crimes. Eventually he will get to the guilty party, and explain how and why the murder was committed.
Expect at least one embarrassing secret to be unearthed during this scene.
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While this is an [[Ending Trope]], there aren't really unmarked spoilers. A Summation Gathering is a form that [[The Reveal]] takes, and common enough in the [[Mystery]] genre that the trope is never a surprise.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' ends every story arc with one of these, although they rarely happen in a parlor, instead usually occurring in the same place where one of the victims was killed. The summation is usually accompanied by a dramatic explanation of exactly how the killer carried out his crimes. Kindaichi will explain
* ''[[Case Closed]]''. Played with a lot since Conan, as a child, has to use Richard as a sort of mask in order to reveal the truth, by knocking him out, slumping him over something for a generic "deep thought" pose, and using a voice-changer to talk like him. Not always the best idea since sometimes, these suspects aren't very willing to just stand and a watch the man reveal everything.
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* Used in the [[Forgotten Realms]] novel ''Murder in Cormyr'', when retired wizard Benelaius uses this setup, which his servant Jasper notes as coming from a series of detective novels Benelaius claims to despise, to expose a man guilty of espionage, attempted mass murder, and (of course) murder. Subverted in that Benelaius arranged for the murderer to sit somewhere where he could make an easy escape and flee into exile rather than face death as Benelaius was a pacifist. Also subverted in that {{spoiler|while the first two accusations were true Benelaius knowingly framed the accused for the actual murders so as to cover up the real murderer's guilt.}}
== [[Live
* In the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "Happy Anniversary" Wesley does this to determine which of the family members summoned a demon. Notable because the entire rest of this B plot happens off-screen, although it sounds [[Noodle Incident|absolutely fascinating]].
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp" has Agatha Christie herself solving the mystery.
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