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The heroes encounter a situation where the villain is an imposterimpostor of one of their own and/or a sympathetic character. The heroes must find out about the imposterimpostor and expose him/her to stop him.

Typically, the situation will involve the impostor and the real person standing side-by-side, both claiming to be the real one, and the other heroes must use their wits to identify who is who, usually by finding a quality that the real person doesn't have (in comedic examples, a positive quality). Or the real person may ask that their friend [[Kill Us Both|shoot both of them]] just to guarantee they get the imposterimpostor (and it's almost inevitable if the person has a [[Healing Factor|super-healing power]]), which usually results in the heroes shooting the other one, because the impostor wouldn't be noble enough to suggest making the [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. This is often parodied these days where the imposterimpostor suggests it, [[Genre Savvy|knowing they'll assume the noble act to mark them out as the original]] -- and—and sometimes double-parodied when this ends up outing him as the fake since [[Jerkass|the real person wouldn't be so noble]].

In videogamesvideo games, often the two clones will be desperately attempting to beat the crap out of each other while the player struggles to figure out a means of telling them apart, often with one tackling the other, punching him a few times until the pair rolls over and the person on top switches, ad nauseum (which conveniently allows a very short looping animation to represent the whole fight).

A common subversion is for the protagonist to either shoot in a blind guess that turns out correct, or simply shoot both and see who gets madder. In both situations, the victim of the imposterimpostor is likely to be incensed that the hero couldn't tell him from his doppelganger.

Another subversion is for neither of them to be an imposterimpostor but in fact both are two parts of the same person split with [[Applied Phlebotinum]]; see [[Evil Twin]] and [[StarfishLiteral CharacterSplit Personality]]. If they are two (visibly) different people but both claiming to be the 'real' whatever-position-would-be-relevant (captain, mother, president, owner, etc), see [[Judgment of Solomon]].

See also: [[Evil Twin]], [[Bluff the Impostor]], [[Ten Little Murder Victims]]. Contrast [[Because I'm Jonesy]].

* In an episode of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', Yuusuke is told that one of his friends is an imposterimpostor, and he must identify the imposterimpostor by punching them. He correctly chooses Kuwabara, but then reveals that he'd simply chosen the suspect who'd be best able to cope with being punched in the face. And the one who'd most likely fall into the trap allowing an impostor to appear in the first place.

* In ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', a villain impersonates Honoka at one point. When Nagisa has to pick the correct Honoka, all she can come up with is to ask them what her (Nagisa's) favorite food was, which is a question that [[Big Eater|has some problems]]. The Honokas proceeded to switch off saying accurate (and, for a time, increasingly negative) things about Nagisa, until the real one finally remembered that only ''she'' could read the diary in which Nagisa wrote that "my socks are a little smelly," a quotation that confused the heck out of the fake. (The episode featured a [[Red Herring]] in the form of a perfume Honoka had made earlier in science club -- asclub—as both Honokas pointed out, having or wearing the perfume proved nothing, because the fake could have just stolen the bottle.)

** [[Fleeting Demographic Rule|A recent episode did the same thing, with the same imposterimpostor,]]{{when}} [[Too Dumb to Live|with the same costume. They barely look alike.]] [[Epic Fail|Nobody can tell the difference.]]

* In an issue of a short-lived mid-70's70s comic named after and starring the Joker, he decided to hold a trained cat belonging to a big-name movie comedian for ransom. The comedian disguised himself as the Joker in an attempt to retrieve the animal, and when the Joker's minions were confused, the Joker himself suggested that they let the cat go and whoever it went to would ''not'' be the Joker. When it went to the Joker instead, and he protested (after being arrested) that a cat couldn't be trained to go to someone ''other'' than its master, the comedian said something like "No cat except my million-dollar-kitty!"

* A heartbreaking one during Marvel's ''[[Secret Invasion]]'' (the main mini-series): In Issue #8, a [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]] Mockingbird is confronted by her ex-husband, Hawkeye (who, at the time, was presumed dead and operating as masked hero Ronin). To prove she wasn't a Skrull, Hawkeye states a certain date, and asks Mockingbird what it meant. Turns out, Mockinbird had a miscarriage on that date and only she and Hawkeye ever knew she was even pregnant. This also served tell Mockingbird who was under the Ronin mask.

== Films -- AnimationFilm ==

* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2''. When the toys realize they have two Buzz Lightyears, the real Buzz cleverly reveals his double's true identity by pressing the button that opens the double's bubble helmet. The double falls to the ground gasping for air, the same way the real Buzz did in the first movie. He clinches the identification by showing the toys the name "Andy" on the sole of his boot.

** In ''X2'', the trope is averted when Stryker is able to recognize his "handiwork" on sight -- itsight—it's enough to fool the soldiers, but somehow the Colonel can tell with one close-up look. Which actually isn't that surprising. Parents can tell the difference between identical twins even when others can't.

* ''[[Dragon BallDragonball Evolution]]'' has this with Chi-Chi fighting against Mai shape-shifted into her.

* Meg must perform this task in [[Madeleine L'Engle]]'s ''[[A Wind in the Door]]'', distinguishing her detested principal Mr. Jenkins from two impostersimpostors created by echthroi (which are essentially that universe's equivalent of demons). The impostersimpostors try ''too'' hard to be Mr. Jenkins and so fail, while the real Mr. Jenkins simply acts like himself (bored, confused, and wondering when this little game will be over).

* Subverted in ''[[Maximum Ride]]''. After the situation is set up, the imposterimpostor is instantly identified by Angel, who points out "I can ''read minds'', you moron."

* In a ''[[Nancy Drew]]'' book, when referring to a man who had been hospitalized, another man says, "taken to hospital", instead of "taken to ''the'' hospital". The former is a British term. The man has been posing as an American to escape crimes he was charged for in England.

* Subverted in ''A Farewell to Arms'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]]. The protagonist (an American volunteer in the Italian army) is arrested as a German infiltrator because he speaks Italian with an accent -- asaccent—as does the military policeman arresting him, as most Italians were more familiar with their local dialect.

* Implied to happen offscreenoff-screen in the ''[[Dresden Files]]'', and rather frequently, at that. ''Ghost Story'', covers how Chicago has gotten a great deal [[Darker and Edgier]] since the events of the previous book, ''Changes'', six months previousearlier. In order to verify a character's identity, Karrin Murphy demands him to "Bleed for me." Not only does he do so without protest, he has a pin on him for such a purpose. Harry notes that, while there are a great many supernatural shapeshifters, none of them can create convincing blood. He also comments on how bad things must have gotten in the six months he's been {{spoiler|dead}} for the test to have gotten so commonplace.

** In the episode "Whom Gods Destroy", Spock sees Kirk standing right next to an insane shapeshifter who is posing as Kirk. Spock identifies the imposterimpostor getting into a fight and noticing that one Kirk orders them both shot to prevent the imposterimpostor from escaping. Knowing that the imposterimpostor would never give that kind of command, Spock stuns the other one. This may be the origin of the "shoot us both" gambit, which itself is so well-known that [[Evolving Trope|today]] it's more likely that the evil one will use it, expecting the decider to shoot the other one (several such examples are below).

** One of the worst episodes of the series, "[[Star Trek/Recap/S3 /E24 Turnabout Intruder|Turnabout Intruder]]", used the body-swap variant.

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' did an entire [[Arc]] about shapeshifting impostersimpostors. However, the first episode in the arc ("The Adversary") was actually a subversion. A Founder traps the crew inside a ship it controls, then tries to pick off the crew one by one. The climax of the episode is O'Brien seeing two Odos, who demand he pick the real one. O'Brien shrugs, says "I've got better things to do than play 'choose the changeling'." and begins reprogramming the ship's computer -- whichcomputer—which forces the imposterimpostor to reveal himself by attacking.

* In ''[[The A-Team]]'', B.A. faces a sympathetic character who is standing right next to his imposterimpostor, who resembles him in every way, except that they each have different colored lapel flowers. He claims that he can use those flowers to identify the imposterimpostor, a bluff based on the (successful) gamble that the imposterimpostor would bolt in a panic, thus revealing himself.

* ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' and ''[[Gemini Man]]'' both shared a [[Recycled Script]] in which each show's hero must cope with an identical imposterimpostor. The Bionic Woman proves her identity while standing side by side with the imposterimpostor by calling attention to herself and then jumping several metres up, a move the imposterimpostor cannot duplicate, thus exposing her. The hero of ''Gemini Man'' simply turns on his invisibility.

** There is another one where Daniel is invisible and communicating through his grandfather, who is [[It Makes Sense in Context|the only one who could see him.]] Spot the Imposterimpostor without the imposterimpostor.

* ''[[Seven Days]]'' had a recurring imposterimpostor character, Galina Komanov, who looked exactly like the main character Dr. Olga Vukovich. She appeared in the first-season episode "There's Something About Olga" ''and'' the second-season episode "Two Weddings and a Funeral".

* Noticeably subverted in the 1995 ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' episode "The Tale of the Chameleons", where it appears that the imposterimpostor actually manages to survive while the impostee is killed. Also notable for the fact that the imposterimpostor and impostee were played by different people (namely the Mowry twins).

* In an episode of ''[[Get Smart]]'', Max is unable to prove himself legitimate, as the imposterimpostor who replaces him is well-informed. Why no-one finds it suspicious that normally lame-brained Max would be so up on top-secret information is a mystery.

** ''Get Smart'' must have the highest ratio of evil imposterimpostor plots, Max, 99, and the Chief all being impersonated at least twice in its 5-year run.

* The fifth season finale of ''[[Lost]]'', "The Incident", provides an interesting variation on this. {{spoiler|At the end of season 4, it was revealed that John Locke was dead. However, in the fifth season, after the Oceanic 6 return to the island via a plane that was carrying John's coffin, John is revealed to be very much alive. This is lampshaded by Ben, who is just as confused as the viewers, saying that the island has never brought someone back to life before. In the season finale, it is revealed that this John Locke is actually an imposterimpostor (Jacob's as-yet unnamed rival, who was looking for a "loophole" to kill Jacob). The body of the real Locke was still in the cargo hold of the plane, and it is not yet known how this man could have turned himself into an exact duplicate of Locke.}}

** As it turns out, {{spoiler|the imposterimpostor is Jacob's twin brother, also known as [[No Name Given|The Man in Black]], also known as [[Big Bad|the Smoke Monster]] that had been antagonizing our heroes since Season 1. The Man in Black has the ability to take on the form of any person who had died in order to manipulate their loved ones into doing his bidding; after Jacob is murdered, he is [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock|somehow]] "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|locked]]" in the form of Locke for the rest of the show. However, the other characters eventually discover his true identity, aided by the fact that he slips into his [[One-Winged Angel|smoke form]] from time to time in order to slaughter anyone who stands in his way.}}

* The split personality type is used in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', when Xander is split into his "Cool" and "Lame" sides by a magical artifact. We follow the lame Xander around and [[Tomato Surprise|discover suddenly]] that they're the same person. Surprisingly, the dual body effect was done so well because the actor Nicholas Brendon is actually an identical twin whose brother guested on the episode, although the twin was mainly used as a body double -- Nicholasdouble—Nicholas Brendon played all of the scenes in which one twin was alone, and whichever role was larger in the scenes where they were together.

* ''[[Painkiller Jane]]'' has a variant of the "shoot them both" scheme where it is viable because Jane has regeneration powers. The imposterimpostor has regeneration powers too, but he does the [[Shapeshifter Swan Song]] and its all a plan bordering on [[Gambit Roulette|roulette]] anyways, so it works out well for the team.

* In the ''[[Law and Order]]'' episode "Brother's Keeper", the detectives found that their gangster murder suspect has a respectable look-alike younger brother who could have committed the crime.<ref>One of the crimes. The original murder was of a drug dealer. The second was of a witness to the first crime. The respectable brother committed the first crime (the dealer sold a lethal dose of drugs to his daughter) and the gangster killed the witness to cover the other's tracks</ref>. The cops have a witness, but the gangster's lawyer forces the cops to include both brothers in the line-up. As it turns out, the witness is a nurse and could easily tell the brothers apart because the gangster is a heavy drinker with all the body wear from the habit.

** It's hinted a few times in the following two episodes that they took the imposterimpostor instead (Arturo was an established football fan in previous episodes but here he wasn't) until the subplot was dropped. A later interview confirmed that they were supposed to have taken the imposterimpostor which would have been followed up had the show not gone off in the direction that it did. It was never said if it was only intended to be or if the Arturo that died was the imposterimpostor and the real one still lived.

* The trope-heavy ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' Digital Shorts directed by [[The Lonely Island]] did a short, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923015842/http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=2923 Doppelganger], whose punchline was a masterful totally context-free segue into the standard "Spot the Impostor" scenario.

* In an episode of ''[[Super Sentai|Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' (and replicated almost scene-for-scene in ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''), Hoji is [[Body Swap|bodyswapped]] with an alien criminal. To make matters worse, the criminal then breaks the [[Translator Microbes|translator collar]] around the neck of his alien body, ridding Hoji of his ability to speak Japanese (because [[Fridge Logic|language is biological, after all]]). The real Rangers figure out who the imposterimpostor is by noticing if this Hoji acts OOC (for instance, calling Ban his 'partner').

** The typical way to expose an imposterimpostor in Sentai shows is for the leader to have the team assume their standard Super Sentai Pose. The impostee will fall in line with the team while the imposterimpostor is totally lost.

* ''[[Cleopatra 2525]]'' has both the original and the imposterimpostor believing they are the true version.

* ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'': The episode "Too Many Roscoes." Do not consider this a comic episode where Rosco is somehow dupicated in some weird contraption and then wreaks havoc on Hazzard County. A double DOES wreak havoc, however ... via plastic surgery and a sinister plan (along with his cronies) to rob Hazzard Bank. The set-up: The real Rosco's patrol car is run into the lake, and the sheriff is promptly kidnapped by the bad guys, which includes Woody (James Best in a dual role), the bank robber who had plastic surgery specifically to prepare for this heist. Rosco -- thoughtRosco—thought to be dead, then discovered alive and stumbling down the street -- foolsstreet—fools everyone in Hazzard (especially Boss Hogg and the Duke boys) by bungling simple facts, but the tip-off that "Rosco" wasn't who he said he was (remembering in exact detail the schedule arrival of an armored car and a $1 million shipment) goes unnoticed. Eventually, Woody exposes himself to the Duke boys and takes them to the same place where the real Rosco is being held captive. Of course, the Dukes and Rosco escape and team up to capture the bank robbers ... with the real Rosco punching out the phony.

* In the ''[[Farscape]]'' episode "Exodus from Genesis," the aliens-of-the-week create [[The Voiceless|voiceless]] duplicates of the crew. The real crew give themselves marking to try to spot impostersimpostors, but Crichton discovers that the duplicates can change their bodies to reflect such markings at will.

* There's also one in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] Mobile'', when Snake starts receiving Codec calls from a mysterious figure. This figure later claims to be Otacon. But Snake is being helped out by Otacon already, and he knows nothing about the other person -- andperson—and can't even detect their Codec calls. It's later revealed {{spoiler|the interloper is the real Otacon. The Otacon helping Snake is an AI based on Otacon's personality in the hellish VR simulation Snake has been put into.}}

** During the Azure City War arc the Order can see three different figures who look like [[Big Bad|Xykon]]--two—two fighting, one hanging back on the enemy side--andside—and have to figure out which the real one so they can stop him from getting to the Gate. Haley eventually figures that {{spoiler|it's ''none'' of them--after all, if he can make two copies why not three?}} Then they realize {{spoiler|the ''real'' Xykon is ''flying right above them on a zombie dragon''}}.

* The [[Stick Figure Comic]] ''[[Stickman and Cube]]'' does this during [http://www.drunkduck.com/Stickman_and_Cube/index.php?p=277417 the "Cube Disappears" arc]{{Dead link}}. After Cube disproves his own existence, Stickman builds a [[Replacement Goldfish|robot duplicate]] called Robo-Cube as a temporary replacement. However, after the real Cube returns, Robo-Cube impersonates him. [http://www.drunkduck.com/Stickman_and_Cube/index.php?p=278943 This is the result.]{{Dead link}}

* Parodied/lampshaded in an early ''[[Bob and George]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20070716120908/http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Archive/index.php?date=001111 strip].

* ''[[Planet Zebeth]]'' has a sequence in which Samus fight against a backup copy of herself from a save file, and of course, during the battle the scene cut away to other characters watching, so there is no way to tell who won. (However, the two characters are clearly not completely identical -- theyidentical—they've experienced different things, so if there's ever a situation in which the differences come up we will know!)

* ''[[Amazing Super Powers]]'' has [http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2009/08/which-one-do-i-shoot/ a wife shooting both her husband and the imposterimpostor] because neither one knew anything about her. The [http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/hc/08272009/ hidden comic] reverses this.

* Subverted in [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2426/ this] ''[[Cyanide and& Happiness]]''.

* Subverted on the early-90s ''[[X-Men (animation)|X-Men]]'' animated series. Morph, a shapeshifter, attacks Wolverine, shifting into his form. Jubilee, who can fire energy blasts, enters as they're circling each other. One Wolverine tells her to shoot them both, so she shoots the other one. However, the first Wolverine is actually Morph, who flees. Jubilee says that she figured only the true Wolverine would say that, while Wolverine remarks that Morph had the same idea. (A [[What an Idiot!]] moment, by the way, since Jubilee could easily have shot ''both'' of them; Wolverine's famous healing factor would -- andwould—and, in fact, ''did'' -- have—have him back on his feet and none the worse for wear in seconds. That, and this is ''Wolverine''. Do you really think he'd actually ''say'' to shoot 'em both, bub?)

** This is also lampshaded at the end of "Thanksgiving", in which the "real" Kevin Swanson suddenly appears and tries to warn about the imposterimpostor in the room. "Wait! That man's an imposterimpostor; I'm the ''real'' Kevin Swanson!" Peter then remarks "Guys I don't think we have time for this." right before the episode ends.

* Subverted in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Imitation Krabs", where SpongeBob can't distinguish between Mr. Krabs and Plankton's robotic replica of Krabs -- despiteKrabs—despite the fact that one is [[Paper-Thin Disguise|clearly a robot]], complete with [[Robo Speak]]. SpongeBob asks questions that (he thinks) only the real Mr. Krabs would know. Krabs, however, fails to answer each one correctly, and is thrown out.

* In one episode of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons & Dragons]]'', Hank correctly works out that the [[Dungeon Master]] is an imposterimpostor when he ''[[Cryptic Conversation|gives the group a straight answer]]''. Unfortunately he doesn't realize that the Dungeon Master who shows up after that is ''also'' an imposterimpostor.

* In ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', they used the split personality variant for the episode "Negaduck". When Gosalyn and Launchpad decide to set free the good Darkwing to help them retrieve the [[Applied Phlebotinum]] that caused the split, in order to undo it, they mistakenly release the evil Darkwing, and he pretends to be the good one briefly, until he can effect his getaway. In subsequent episodes, the unsplit genuine Darkwing has an actual [[Evil Twin]] who goes by Negaduck, and on multiple occasions one of them has disguised himself as the other, resulting in Spot the Imposterimpostor scenes for the allies of whichever one they're disguised as.

** Funnily enough, Darkwing tries the same ploy to infiltrate the Fearsome Five's HQ., using a Negaduck costume (minus his purple mask, again for audience benefit). He gets all the way up to the five -- WHOfive—WHO HAVE JUST RESOLVED TO KILL NEGADUCK FOR SCREWING THEM OUT OF THEIR SHARE OF THE CITY'S LOOT.

* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'': In an episode involving a group of [[Evil Knockoff|Evil Knockoffs]]s cloned off the [[Five-Man Band]], Jackie's clone is found but the rest of the group needs to know which Jackie is the real one. Jade asks both Jackies if they can take her to an amusement park, the first says yes while the second says no and tells her to do her homework.[[Something They Would Never Say|Jade knows better]] and the first Jackie is exposed as the clone. In the same episode, Paco keeps calling Jade by pronoucing her name correctly, while in all the other episodes he pronounces it "Yade." She catches on to this as well and it is exposed that he too is a clone.

* ''[[Wild Kratts]]'': A Zachbot disguises itself as Chris in order to convince Martin that everything's okay, as opposed to, say, locked in a cell and glaring at his impostor from off-screen. Martin gets it in the end though.

* Used to hilarious effect in a ''He-Man'' sketch on ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. Skeletor commissions Beast Man to create a magical clone of He-Man. The result is a the blue-skinned, incredibly stupid clone Faker. Undaunted, Skeletor sets Faker upon his enemies. Its odd appearance, mannerisms, and speech go unnoticed by all except Prince Adam himself; in fact, this laid back clone is far more popular and quickly becomes the life of the party, much to Skeletor's annoyance. When Adam returns as the real He-Man, Faker has either killed or captured most of his enemies. He-Man's outrage at the act, as well as the general hedonism Faker has inspired, leads the crowd to dub him a wet blanket and vote him as the imposterimpostor (even though Faker voted for him as the genuine article). He-Man is then executed, and it is only after Faker expresses no knowledge of being Prince Adam does someone finally catch on.

* Inverted in ''Chaotic'' (the cartoon based on the card game), when season [[Big Bad]] Aa'une goes [[One-Winged Angel]], leaving Maxxor, Chaor, and Iparu [[Oh Crap|hopelessly outclassed]] -- until—until Iparu uses his copycat-shapeshifting power to [[Godzilla Threshold|mimic Aa'une's transformation]] and level the playing field! Chaor solves the inevitable who's-who dilemma by drawing attention to himself just before jumping off a cliff; Iparu instinctively saves him, and the good guys triple-team the real Aa'une.

* In an episode of ''[[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]]'', an imposterimpostor impersonates Dollar, the dog. In an attempt to determine who is who, they present both dogs with a bowl of dog food. The imposterimpostor forces himself to eat it, and is promptly exposed. What he didn't realise was that the real Dollar is much too spoiled to eat common dog food.

* In the Mr. T animated series, kid sidekick Spike and his older sister are led to believe that their eldest sister, who Spike idolized, has turned up alive, years after she disappeared in an accident. The well-planned scam is undone by Spike, when, seeing the fake of his dead sister on-screen, hears her call him Spike and ask for his help--excepthelp—except that Spike was a nickname he only picked up after she was gone.

* On ''[[Regular Show]]'' a shapeshifting otter tries to take Rigby's place and the others can't tell them apart. Mordecai points at one of the Rigbys as the real one and asks for a hug. He does... which is how Mordecai knows he's the imposterimpostor, because the real Rigby hates to hug.

* ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'': This happened in almost every episode that [[Master of Disguise|The Chameleon]] was in. And then there was the time that [[Evil Twin|Spider-Carnage]] kidnapped and replaced our Peter (who was himself pretending to be this reality's--long story--Peterstory—Peter). Gwen Stacy sees through them both, recognises that our Peter is still the heroic one, and frees him.

* Averted in the season 2 finale of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' when Twilight Sparkle and the real Cadance crash the wedding that has {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis}} posing as Cadance. The villain gives up the pretense concluding that since Twilight Sparkle's previous voiced suspicions about the bride now have the real Cadance's support, everyone else will instantly put one and one together and realize who is impostor is.

* Alan Turing [[wikipedia:Turing test|proposed]] that a computer program which could win a text-only game of Spot the Imposterimpostor should be considered intelligent. The validity of his argument [[Your Mileage May Vary|is widely questioned]].

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130328004113/http://www.loebner.net/Prizef/TuringArticle.html The original paper is available online], for the curious.

* Similar to the above, the parts of the [[La Résistance|French Resistance]] that helped Allied pilots back to England often quizzed the airmen they were helping. They often came across pilots who had knowledge of their unit, but none of their supposed home town, who were immediately detained as a possible mole. Once, they had a pilot who was the opposite -- knewopposite—knew everything about his homeland, but nothing about his unit. Fortunately for him, one of the Resistance members was able to contact the RAF and established that he had been transfered there as a replacement from another unit, then immediately put on a bomber that was shot down over Europe.

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