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Any quick, cheap device that serves to remove a character from a scene so a plot point can take place.
Example: A kid wanders into an antiques store, and the owner tells him not to touch anything. Suddenly, the phone rings. When the owner leaves to answer it, the kid touches something and it breaks. Cue plot. The
The inciting incident in a
[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Room Shuffle]]. Compare [[I Need to Go Iron My Dog]] when it's the ''character'' making an excuse to call themselves away from a room. This trope may be induced by others when [[We Need a Distraction]]. Name derived from "[[Deus Ex Machina]]"—instead of something randomly showing up to save the day, it's something randomly showing up to cull the cast.
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* Bastian always has something happen that lets him swipe ''[[The Neverending Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]'' from the librarian's grasp.
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* Used twice in the TV adaptation of ''[[Goosebumps]]''' "The Haunted Mask", both with a ringing phone—the first time, the mask shop owner is called away, allowing Carly-Beth to explore the forbidden section of the mask shop where she finds the haunted mask. Second time, Carly-Beth's mother wants to check on her costume (she thinks Carly-Beth is going out as a duck), but a phone call draws her into another room, allowing Carly-Beth to slip out.
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' uses this from time to time. Once, Eric faints at a wedding chapel and the receptionist goes to help him, allowing Jaye time to steal info from their records. Another episode, Jaye's mother leaves suddenly because she "has to pee like a racehorse;" once she's gone, Jaye can speak privately with her therapist.
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