what if I were being framed for a crime theme

A character is being deliberately set-up so as to be suspected of a crime that they did not actually commit.

Examples

In ahp1x37 "Decoy", Gil tries to confront his lover Mona's abusive husband but arrives to find the man murdered. Gil flees from the police and eventually discovers that Mona has, in fact, set him up so that she would be able to elope with the real murderer.

49 total · 5 choice · 21 major · 23 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp1x37 choice Mona tried to frame Gil for the murder of her own husband.
movie: Saboteur (1942) choice The central theme of the story is that Barry is the target of a manhunt because a fifth columnist framed him for an act of sabotage. Barry seeks to infiltrate the real spies and clear his name.
movie: To Catch a Thief (1955) choice John has to clear his name by uncovering the real culprit after a copycat burglar makes it seem like John had returned to his thieving old ways.
voy1x08 choice The story follows the aftermath of Tom being wrongfully convicted for the murder of Tolen Ren. In the end, it is revealed that Tom had been framed for the crime by Tolen's wife Lidell and a Banean physician.
voy1x11 choice Seska and Carey were suspected of being Kazon spies.
ahh1x09 major Through a convoluted series of plot twists it was eventually revealed that Phil had been framed as the killer of his former employer's wife.
ahh1x18 major The story leads up to David being framed for murder by Karl.
ahp1x21 major Mary was framed by Prescott and arrested for trying to smuggle diamonds.
ahp2x17 major Tommy was framed for murder.
ahp4x23 major Dad was framed by John for the murder of John's spendthrift wife.