Lesson 13

[Lorraine Passchier]

Rain Misdirects…When Appropriate!
What I learned is how to insert misdirects into my thriller at opportune moments while checking to see if it was used with optimal effect with the Red Herring character and the Villain’s plan.

Clue Misdirection:
Misinterpreted Clue: Keisha finds a spy camera in her quarters and is told by a coworker that Winston has them installed everywhere on his estate. She believes Winston is the culprit.

Clue that sends us to another Red Herring: Winston’s lover claims to be pregnant and pressures him to remove Jei (his daughter) from his will when she is the sole heir.

Character Misdirection:
A character we don’t believe when they are telling the truth: Winston’s lover when she proclaims his innocence when he is arrested for blackmail.

Characters jumping to conclusions: Keisha believes that Winston is behind the blackmail when she is questioned by one of Jei’s enforcers posing as law enforcement.

Characters’ intentions are misunderstood: The AI was created to protect the environment, even though it was hijacked by the villain. its intentions remained true to its original purpose.

Character presented as one thing and turns out to be another: Keisha is questioned by law enforcement (former cops/military hired by the villain) and gives them information that is used against her.

Dialogue Misdirection:

Has one meaning, but another later: Jei tells her father’s lover she was born a Zhang. While the statement is true, Winston was sterile, and her biological father was an uncle.

[Donna Donna Hoke Hoke]

I don’t think I want to add too many because there are so few characters. But I will have Peter admit he has a son, which will cast more suspicion on him.
And Axel will say something that Sasha mishears, which will make him see more innocent.

Give that these are the two main suspecs that feels like enough.