The tendency of writers to have a character repeat dialogue spoken to them that the audience wasn't able to hear. This often happens with phone conversations, or when the person speaking the unheard dialogue is The Unintelligible, speaks a different language, or is a Silent Bob. Sometimes this trope is justified when a character is surprised by the information, or are unsure that they heard correctly, or when they need to relay that information to a third party (often cops) without the listener being aware of it. Examples of Repeating So the Audience Can Hear include: