retrocognition theme

A character is able to see (or at least sense with some accuracy) what has been, or happened, in the past.

2 total · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Replicant (2001) minor The replicant saw the murder that serial killer he was cloned from had committed upon visiting the house where the deed had been done.
movie: The Dead Zone (1983) minor One of John's various psychic powers was to be able to see into the past. He used this power to help the police identify a serial killer by experiencing a vision of one of the murders by visiting the scene of the crime.