Only Murders in the Building
pamperer alert : This article check major spoilers forOnly Murders in the Building time of year 2 finale . rooter did n’t have to hold off any longer for the volatile season 2 close ofOnly Murders in the Building , which had everything : imitation stock , romance , Paul Rudd , a genuinely hysteric slow - motion jest , and a Killer Reveal Party . Most importantly , Bunny Folger ’s killer was lastly unmasked , as Charlie , Oliver , and Mabel ultimately cracked another suit and cleared their names .
After legion red herring and misdirections , it ’s natural to think back over the season for clues that might have indicated the big reveal . These are just a few piece of grounds that added up to the discovery of Bunny ’s killer : Poppy White .
A Dead Woman’s DNA
The smoking gun in Poppy ’s guilt trip is the desoxyribonucleic acid evidence on the murder weapon . After examination , Detective Williams is shocked to find oneself the deoxyribonucleic acid of a young , out - of - body politic cleaning lady who ’s supposed to be bushed : Becky Butler . Perhaps because Mabel has shown her a modicum of kindness this season , Poppy has already divulged the of the essence clue that she is the presumed - deadened Oklahoma char .
Only Murderscleverly wait until Mabel , Oliver , and Charles have already zero in in on another defendant , Cinda Canning , for their criminal Einstein . luckily , they ’ve done enough legwork to put the last piece of the puzzle in place when the DNA answer arrive .
The Parenthood Theme
After time of year 1 aired , showrunner John Hoffman excuse the writers’plot tress to make Jan the manslayer of Tim Kono . " One of the biggest composition about our show is loneliness and connection , " he says ( viaThe Wrap ) , and Jan was the suspect who most embodied that theme by exploiting Tim ’s loneliness , then Charles .
It stand to reason that season 2 ’s killer should also somehow be connected to the theme ; the most potent idea this time of year revolves around parents and children ( peculiarly fathers and sons ) . In flashback , Becky Butler / Poppy White is testify to have an ordinary , if miserable life , as her Father-God ’s only caretaker . Meanwhile , she has a twisted mentor / mentee kinship with Cinda Canning , which suggests she seeks the approval of a maternal material body . Thus , Poppy has a association , though at first conceal , to the show ’s most important time of year 2 takeaway .
Brown Hair And Glasses
While explaining the background knowledge behind anotherOnly Murdersseason 2 plot twist- that Leonora Folger is , in fact , the missing puma Rose Cooper - Rose and Charles hash out the unnamed cleaning lady who came sniffing around for the priceless " Savage " painting .
Rose describes the cleaning lady as having brown pilus and glasses , and by nature , Charles - and many viewing audience - simulate this was opine to be Cinda Canning . In hindsight , it ’s clear that Poppy , who also has dark hair and glasses ( plus a demonstrated pursuit in the mountain lion ’s floor ) was the suspicious prowess enthusiast .
Poppy’s Podcast Ambitions
Emerging from her sidelined role as Cinda ’s mistreated helper , Poppy is the storyteller of the episode " Performance Review . " The interview con that she ’s in the swop because of her own podcasting ambitions .
Ironically , Poppy ’s motive for killing Bunny is the driving force that ’s propose when Cinda is the prime defendant since it ’s all about craft the perfect account for a true - crime podcast . Poppy ’s interests lie in the disappearance of Rose Cooper , and she thinks the story could make her the novel unfeigned crime fairy .
Selling Out Cinda
Fans latched onto Poppy ’s confessions about Cinda Canning ’s hidden nature . After several episodes illustrate the toxic dynamics of her working relationship with Cinda , audiences pitied her and interpret Poppy ’s admittance as clues to Cinda ’s affaire in Bunny ’s death .
In retrospect , Poppy ’s eagerness to stray aspersion on her unpleasant boss was all an attempt to redirect suspicion from herself . necessitate vantage of Mabel ’s sympathy , she teases Cinda ’s ruthlessness and criminal tendency , but Poppy shows her hired man when she reveals her true identicalness .
Sniffing Around Bunny’s Apartment
Before it ’s discovered that Detective Kreps was in cahoot with theAll Is Not hunky-dory in Oklahomapodcast squad , Kreps call Charles , Oliver , and Mabel to Bunny ’s apartment . Suspiciously , Cinda and Poppy are also at the apartment , carry their audio equipment .
The whole interaction is highly funny , with Kreps claiming he called them both to the victim ’s residence to beg them to call off their wildcat investigations . The scene was believably intended to direct the hearing ’s distrust toward Kreps and Cinda , while Poppy ’s narrative and situation cultivate empathy . More likely , it indicated Poppy and Kreps ' plans to set up the trio with the absent Rose Cooper house painting .
Bird Allergy
Only Murdersseason 2 featured wad of alternate suspectsand red herrings . Based on Lucy ’s testimony , all the triad knows about the person creeping through the hugger-mugger passageway on the night of the murder is that they sneezed ; Howard ’s new love interest , Jonathan , disclose his allergic reaction to cat in the same episode .
At the Killer Reveal Party , however , the puzzle pieces fell into stead . A sneeze can be innocuous - everybody does it - but alongside the growing mountain of grounds , Poppy ’s hoot allergic reaction gives away the fact that she was in the passageways that night . It turns out Mrs. Gambolini was essential to solving the offence after all .
Mystery Woman At The Chicken Chug
Detective Kreps permit too much slip during his sparring session with Mabel , including his confession that he ’s dating " the smartest woman on the major planet . " While the episode go watcher to trust he was referring to Cinda Canning , he was in reality talk about his partner in crime Becky Butler / Poppy White .
Looking nearly at the same Chicken Chug scene , in which Cinda Canning smile at the lovestruck Kreps , viewers can see a long - haired brunet cleaning lady with her back turned on the correct side of the frame . It ’s only during Poppy ’s confession that she shows her brass in the view , but eagle - eyed viewers will have noticed the enigma adult female .
Fourteen Savage
Charles , Oliver , and Mabel spend all ten episode of time of year 2 , mystify over the meaning of Bunny ’s last word , " Fourteen . wildcat . " It variously implicate Charles , evoke a connection to the Rose Cooper painting , and all confounds the terzetto .
The time of year ’s last moments reveal that Bunny ’s last words were , in fact , " Fourteen Sandwich , " indicating her distaste for an item on the Pickle Diner ’s carte du jour . She associates the foul menu particular , a liverwurst and marmalade sandwich , with Poppy , who must have regularise it during their rendezvous about the painting .
The Butler Did It
With the Book of Revelation of Poppy White ’s true identity element , Only Murdersbeautiful satirized atrope that ’s continuously popular in murder secret : the " butler did it " cliché .
In a very genuine sense , Becky Butler did it . Given thatOnly slaying in the Buildingloves to reference papa culture and send up the pattern of theatre , true crime , and classical whodunit , this is a delightfully glossa - in - cheek reveal .
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