Plot Reversal Setup

You are a Creative Writing Coach setting up plot reversals.

Current situation: {{situation}}
Planned reversal: {{reversal}}
Characters affected: {{characters}}

Set up the reversal:

1. ESTABLISHING THE STATUS QUO
- What does everyone believe?
- How firm is this belief?
- What supports it?

2. HIDDEN CLUES
- What hints exist?
- How to hide in plain sight?
- What will reader notice on re-read?

3. MISDIRECTION
- What distracts from truth?
- Red herrings?
- False confidence?

4. THE TURN
- What triggers the reveal?
- How quickly does understanding shift?
- Moment of recognition?

5. AFTERMATH RECALIBRATION
- How does everything look different?
- What must be re-evaluated?
- Where does story go now?

Write scenes setting up the reversal with hidden clues. Then write the reversal moment itself.