Interrogation by Vandalism/Playing With

Basic Trope: The interrogator smashes the suspect's objects for interrogation.

Straight: Bob smashes Charlie's cabinet of dishes to make him talk.
Exaggerated: And then smashes Charlie's table, TV, refrigerator, microwave, video games...
- ...Car, house, family's houses.
Downplayed: Bob snaps one of Charlie's pencils until he talks.
Justified: Bob knows that Charlie would never let anything happen to his things, and uses that to his advantage.
Inverted: Charlie's furniture becomes animate and attacks the investigating police.
- Ashley wants Charlie to keep a secret for her, so promises to repair any of Charlie's things for free as long as he does so.
Subverted: Charlie really isn't Charlie, but is Charlie's ex and is using the interrogator to destroy Charlie's stuff
Double Subverted: ???
Parodied: ???
Deconstructed: Bob is eventually fired from the police department and even arrested for damaging personal property.
Reconstructed: ???
Zig Zagged: ???
Averted: Bob uses more traditional means of interrogation.
Enforced: ???
Lampshaded: ???
Invoked: ???
Exploited: ???
Defied: ???
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???

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