“Invitation to a Murder” by Josh Pachter has various examples of situational irony that structure the plot. The twelve men that were invited to the murder of Gregory Eliot Abbott happen to all be in the law enforcement. This is an example of situational irony due to the fact that the twelve men that were invited to the murder ended up becoming the jury. Eleanor Madeline Abbott invited twelve well-known men (all in the law enforcement) to the murder of her husband. The men were eventually in the position of the jury; attempting to decide whether Eleanor could be guilty of murder. Eleanor began her event by stating why she wanted to kill Gregory. She explained that Gregory and Eleanor were on vacation; although,
