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Alice is keeping a secret, perhaps even a hidden agenda, from Bob<ref>(though gender flips are commonplace)</ref> and his [[True Companions]]. She may benignly want to befriend or romance him, or less scrupulously steal something from him, or gain his trust as [[The Mole]] and betray him. Regardless, she's holding back key facts about her background which would make him doubt her honesty or outright hate her. But before long she [[In Love With the Mark|genuinely develops feelings for him]], and may find she's [[Becoming the Mask]].
This being drama, her secret comes out in the third act and Bob and Co. [[Reformed but Rejected|reject her]] utterly. [[Emotional Torque|For extra pathos]], it'll be at an important event like their wedding or after winning some award. [[It Meant Something to Me|Protests to the contrary]] are chalked up to "[[Was It All a Lie?|more of your lies!]]" Of course, this revelation comes [[Poor Communication Kills|just as Alice]] [[Cassandra Truth|needs Bob to believe her]]. [[The Reveal]] can come in the form of a friend or enemy from [[Dark and Troubled Past|their past life]] who [[We Want Our Jerk Back|doesn't want to let go]] or [[Forgiveness|forgive]], a randomly found memento or internet search.
To solve this, Alice will have to make a large, impressive and risky act of "contrition" to prove she's not the original liar anymore. Alternately, a third character (lets say Charlie) reveal to Bob that Alice really ''is'' a different person and likes him, and he runs to the airport to forgive her before she leaves.
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