According to Marv, the killer goes around the big apple and targets mainly females – young and old. He walks up to the trio’s table just when the blackout happens. Charles reveals that Lucy is home alone to Marv, who seems concerned. Charles cannot call Lucy as the service goes out. Oliver gets an email with DNA results but cannot open it as there is no internet. Before leaving, Oliver picks up a bag of dips from the restaurant in a bag. Marv’s voiceover espouses how having a killer on the loose can bring people together in crisis. We see visuals of Lucy in Charles’ house and people stuck in the lobby of building as elevator is out. ..
Nina orders Lester to take fourteen flights of stairs to deliver a package for her. Lester has his eye on the new subletter on his floor. The trio begins their ascent to Charles’ apartment on the eighth floor. Oliver’s knees give up. Charles and he discuss the kinds of models they each have and coincidentally, also use the same doctor for the procedure. Mabel marshals the two oldies and they ditch the packet of dips that is weighing Oliver down. The subletter and Howard both are surprised to find each other looking for torch batteries as Howard invites him inside.
Lester is finally able to reach Nina’s apartment and asks for a quick rest inside. Lucy notices heavy action outside the door and realizes that it is the killer. She quickly reaches for the bathroom and goes through the secret door to escape. The killer follows suit. A few moments later, the trio reaches the apartment and is worried to find the door opened and Lucy missing. Howard and the subletter’s date is going well as they discuss music and each other’s hobbies. Lucy is barely ahead of the killer as we intercut between the three sub-storylines in this episode. ..
Lester and Nina get to talking and she reveals that due to budgetary cuts and automation, a lot of people will lose their jobs. Lester comes across as a warm, caring, and considerate man who never hesitates to help others. Nina is able to remember Lester’s sons and wife’s names, showing how adept she is as the Board president. Both share a moment of appreciation for Bunny, who was truly one of a kind. The trio relentlessly looks for Lucy but are unable to find her and rest for a bit. Howard’s yodle quartet has impressed his date and he asks Howard to sing a duet of Sound of Silence (by Simon & Garfunkel). He hesitantly accepts and because of the blackout, everyone in the building can hear it.
Everyone starts singing it, including Oliver who is first shushed by Mabel and Charles but a moment later joined by them. As it crescendos, Howard, and the subletter are sitting next to each other and are about to kiss. A sneeze breaks it and he worriedly asks Howard if he has a pet. He is lethally allergic to them and leaves as a result. Lucy is able to find the trio and they breathe a sigh of relief. Charles is shocked to learn that Lucy was there in the building on the night of Bunny’s murder.
The four are then chased by another flashlight and Lucy helps them navigate the secret passageway. They escape into the building and Mabel redeems herself by smashing the chasing man with the dips packet. It turns out to be Marv, not the killer. He says he misses his daughter and wants to prove his theory about the slasher killer. Howard asks out the subletter. Detect9 Kreps shows up at the building out of nowhere, surprising Mabel. She then spots red glitter on his neck, signaling that he might be the prime suspect now.
The Episode Review
The Simon and Garfunkel song was probably my first thought too when I read the title. Only Murders In The Building continues to surprise with the heft of its storytelling and unique narrative styles. Two seasons are enough to realize that the creators of the show have something more to say than just presenting a very compelling murder mystery. It wouldn’t be too wrong to assert that New York itself has become a character in this season.
In episode 3, the city was mentioned as a place where people could go to find peace. In episode 5, it was mentioned as a place where people could go to find answers. The creators wanted the viewers to feel like they were in the city and to see it from different perspectives.
New York City came together recently to face a crisis in form of the COVID pandemic. The city folk suffered a lot due to the raging disease that wreaked havoc among its neighborhoods. There was a little shoutout to the resilience and New York’s history of bizarre crimes and criminals. ..
In episode 8 of the show, Kreps was revealed as the killer and it was revealed that he has a secret connection to Bunny. It is possible that he did this on purpose to make Mabel suspicious of him. He has been under surveillance by her and she is very close to him so it is likely that she knows what he does.
