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Q&A How can a main character learn about a secret event that will take place?

A couple of other ideas that haven't been suggested yet: The protagonist gets lucky. He's off chasing an unrelated (or seemingly unrelated) lead or clue, and just happens to stumble across eviden...

posted 6y ago by F1Krazy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:42:31Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/32615
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:42:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/32615
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T07:42:13Z (over 4 years ago)
A couple of other ideas that haven't been suggested yet:

- **The protagonist gets lucky.** He's off chasing an unrelated (or seemingly unrelated) lead or clue, and just happens to stumble across evidence of the impending delivery: financial records, an overheard mook conversation, or even the actual delivery preparations.
- **Someone defects.** One of the villain's mooks decides he wants nothing more to do with whatever's going on, and tells the hero about it.
- **Sabotage by another villain.** If this is a superhero comic with a rogues' gallery of different villains, Villain B might decide he doesn't like Villain A muscling in on his territory and rat him out to the hero.
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-17T16:55:17Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 2