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| - Lights Off, Somebody Dies
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| - The characters are attending a Masquerade Ball, a dinner party, or a similar event with a sizeable amount of people. Suddenly, all the lights go out, usually followed by chaos as the people scream and try to feel their way around in the dark. The lights come back on, and someone has been murdered during all the commotion. The characters now have a mystery on their hands - in the dark, anyone could have done it. Compare Darkness Equals Death, where the lights are already off. Examples of Lights Off, Somebody Dies include:
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| - The characters are attending a Masquerade Ball, a dinner party, or a similar event with a sizeable amount of people. Suddenly, all the lights go out, usually followed by chaos as the people scream and try to feel their way around in the dark. The lights come back on, and someone has been murdered during all the commotion. The characters now have a mystery on their hands - in the dark, anyone could have done it. In Real Life, this kind of murder would be very difficult to actually pull off. The murderer would have to be able to see in the dark, in order to avoid tripping over things or bumping into people. Then they would have to correctly identify the person they want to kill without seeing their face. (This sometimes leads to a plot twist where it turns out that somebody else in the room was actually the murderer's intended victim.) They'd also need to work out how to discreetly get the lights off in the first place - everyone is going to suspect that shady-looking fellow who was hanging around the light switch. Best not to think about it too hard. Compare Darkness Equals Death, where the lights are already off. Examples of Lights Off, Somebody Dies include:
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