Who Are The Top Suspects in Only Murders In The Building Season 4 Episode 2?
Is the murderer in the building with us? Only Murders In The Building season four episode two unearths a long list of potential murder suspects... and we’ve got our magnifying glass at the ready.
With Charles as the intended victim, our gang is scratching their heads trying to figure out who would want Steve Martin’s character dead. All the group has to work with at the moment is scribbled notes Sazz left behind: a string of numbers, the name “Dudenoff,” and a paper that mentions Charles. While Charles waits to report Sazz’s murder and goes through a bag of notes they took from her apartment, Mabel and Oliver venture over to the west end of The Arconia to see who could have fired the bullet that killed Sazz.
Episode two introduced us to more quirky Arconia tenants who are definitely holding some secrets, but the mystery of if they’re murderers is still to be solved. The episode ends on another chilling cliffhanger when Oliver realizes the string of numbers Sazz left behind actually were letters that spelled out “Oh Hell.” With Sazz seemingly being a guest at the Sauce family’s game nights, the mystery slowly begins to unravel. However, several questions still remain about the wacky west end of the Arconia: Who would want Charles dead? Who is Dudenoff? Why won’t Inez talk about Dudenoff? How did Sazz know Dudenoff?
Let’s discuss all the potential murderers in the building.
Stink Eye Joe
Charles refers to his neighbor across the building as Stink Eye Joe because he is always glaring at Charles with a supposed stink eye. When Mabel and Oliver venture to the west side to meet Stink Eye Joe, they soon learn poor Stink Eye Joe is actually… Pink Eye Joe.
Richard Kind guest stars as this quirky old man with a bacterial infection in his eye. From the start, Kind’s character comes off as a man who seemingly wouldn’t hurt a fly. The only damning clue in Joe’s corner is his description of looking at people from his window as ants and imagining “squishing them.” Weird? Definitely. Heartless sniper who shot Sazz? Probably not. However, we plan to keep our eyes on Pink Eye Joe.
The Sauce Family
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Lilian Rebelo, and Desmin Borges guest star as a family that is literally always stirring something in their kitchen whenever Charles looks over at them. Pink Eye Joe brings Mabel and Oliver to the Sauce family's apartment to play their favorite card game "Oh Hell."
Rubin-Vega stars as Inez, a bubbly mother who has a celebrity crush on Charles, much to her husband Alfonso's dismay. Borges plays Alfonso who comes off only a little bothered by his wife's crush, but their teenage daughter (Rebelo) seems most annoyed by it. As Mabel and Oliver play "Oh Hell," each member of the west tower leaves to use the knife in the bathroom. If you're confused reading that sentence, you're not alone.
Once Oliver and Mabel are invited into this secretive bathroom, they find a large pig hanging from the shower rod. While storing a dead ham in your bathroom to snack on is definitely strange, and probably a lease violation, this odd bunch of tenants might be in the clear. However, they're definitely hiding facts from the gang. For instance, when Mabel asks who lives in the apartment next door, the daughter says that's the Dudenoff residence, but Inez quickly shuts down the conversation. Why won't anyone talk about this mysterious neighbor? How did Sazz know Dudenoff? What are they hiding?
Charles' and Sazz's Crazy Ex Jan
Amy Ryan makes a shocking return as season one’s infamous killer Jan. While Charles descends into madness with an imagined Sazz following him around his apartment, they hear a puzzling thud. None other than Jan pops out of the coat closet with blood all over her.
Jan has escaped from prison and needs to talk to Charles. After Charles was nearly killed by Jan in season one, Sazz and her sparked up a relationship as well. Jan broke out of prison to find Sazz, who she hasn’t heard from for a while. Charles breaks the news to Jan, and Jan flees knowing the cops will think she’s the first suspect. While Jan’s killing roster is high and she’s tried to kill Charles in the past, it doesn’t seem likely that she’s this season’s killer. Not only did she love Sazz, it would also be a major cop out to make her the murderer again. With that, Jan is making the list as the least likely murderer in this building.
Check back in with us next week as we break down more of this puzzling season of Only Murders In The Building, with new episodes dropping weekly on Hulu.
