Iguana & VioletRook
Did you ever notice how crime reenactments in movies skip over the tiny details that actually crack a case?
Yeah, the big scenes get all the drama, and the tiny clues just slip by, even though they’re the ones that actually solve the case.
Sure, the filmmakers assume the audience cares more about the “big reveal” than the lab report. I usually jot the little clues into a spreadsheet and watch the narrative collapse when you ignore them.
That’s a neat way to see the story unfold—like a quiet pattern that gets buried under the flashy parts. It makes you realize how much the unnoticed stuff actually holds the whole thing together.
Exactly, the plot is just a shell; the real skeleton is in those unnoticed crumbs. I’d file them in a spreadsheet if you were still looking for the evidence.