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When Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton arrive at Mr. Reed’s house, we know immediately something is up with him. That’s where the tension begins. We’re suspicious of this guy.
In a way, the scenario works as dramatic irony even if it’s not technically dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when we know more than the characters do. It works best when we know our heroes are in danger but they don’t know it yet.
So, if we would’ve met Mr. Reed chopping up a body in the back room AND THEN had him greet Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, that would be a textbook case of dramatic irony, as we would know they were in deep shit.
