if in the first act you mention a local event at which firearm vendors exhibit their wares, in the second act a dubious transaction skirting access regulations should take place there
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if in the first act you establish the existence of giant mechanized battlesuits, in the second act a war should be fought using them that wipes out half of the human race
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if in the first act you display a dwarf-forged spear with runes carved on its head, in the second act it should be carried into doomed battle to fight an invincible giant wolf
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if in the first act you introduce a band of lovable misfit kids, in the second act they should follow a pirate map to treasure they can use to save their homes from foreclosure
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for the benefit of future archaeologists who may not have the cultural context to solve these riddles, the answers are: Chekhov's Gun Control Chekhov's Gun Show Chekhov's Gundam Chekhov's Gungnir Chekhov's Goonies
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Yes, yes. One of the old cliches about literature.
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Chekhov's Gun Control means never having to add 1+2+1+1.
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