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{{term | 1=Detective's Authority}} |
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A genre convention stating that the detective must not be hindered in the discovery of any clues necessary to a solution. The detective's inspection must be allowed to be so thorough that it obviates any Devil's Proof. The concept of Detective's Authority is never explained to [[Battler Ushiromiya]] so Battler never properly makes use of it until he sees [[Erika Furudo]] use Detective's Authority once she takes over as detective. The existence of Detective's Authority is in compliance with [[Knox's Decalogue#Knox's |
A genre convention stating that the detective must not be hindered in the discovery of any clues necessary to a solution. The detective's inspection must be allowed to be so thorough that it obviates any Devil's Proof. The concept of Detective's Authority is never explained to [[Battler Ushiromiya]] so Battler never properly makes use of it until he sees [[Erika Furudo]] use Detective's Authority once she takes over as detective. The existence of Detective's Authority is in compliance with [[Knox's Decalogue#Knox's Seventh|Knox's Seventh]] and [[Van Dine's Commandments#Van Dine's First|Van Dine's First]]. |
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{{term | 1=Devil's Proof}} |
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