The heroes need a distraction, often in order to infiltrate the enemies' lair, a secret organization, to enable an escape, etc. Pyrotechnics are not uncommon. Specific variants include: * Show Some Leg * Look Behind You! * Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu? * The Guards Must Be Crazy * Go Look At the Distraction * Holding the Floor * Throwing the Distraction * Go Fetch * Distracted by the Sexy (when deliberately invoked by a character) See also Right Under Their Noses, Trojan Prisoner Ploy. Contrast Hidden in Plain Sight. Compare The Bait.