Only Murders in the Building
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Who would have thought?
Men with guns and baseball caps run through the hallways of a decadent prewar Upper West Side apartment building.
When they enter the apartment unit, Selena Gomez is on the floor hovering over a body.
Her lush white turtleneck is covered in blood.
Shes wearing shiny hoop earrings.
Its not what you think, she says.
(Unfortunately for me, she does not mention whereshe purchased the turtleneck.)
Oliver (Martin Short) wears a royal-blue coat with a purple scarf and screams at cars.
Will Martin Short make a reference to the hit musicalAnnie?
Will Steve Martin wear a little hat?
Does Selena Gomez have a secret bigger than her hair?
(An emphatic yes to each.)
Hes eager to kindly, and has been desperately seeking the next big thing for decades.
Charles also loves eggs he cooks them several times in this 33-minute episode.
But thats all in the past.
Now, Charles doesnt have any job leads or anyone in his life.
seems as if Mabel doesnt have much going on in her life.
She doesnt seem to have a job, and shes alone for the first time in her life.
So she finds solace in obsessing over true crime and solving mysteries.
Hes spaced out as he quotes the hit musicalAnnie(NYC.
What is it about you?)
before a car almost hits him, and he angrily fires back, Really?
Do you not see this coat?
But its all I have, Oliver says.
When an alarm goes off in the Arconia, everyone evacuates and waits in the same restaurant.
Because of their devoted listening, theyve convinced themselves that theyre better than professional detectives at solving murders.
Speaking of murders, that brings us to the last major character: Tim Konos.
The detectives quickly declare it a suicide, but the gang does not agree.
Why would he kill himself one hour later?
They steal the package Tim was anxious to receive, and it turns out to be an engagement ring.
Hey, thats the name of the show!
Observations
Where did Mabel get the burnt-orange jumpsuit?
If not for the presence of Selena Gomez, it would be a 65.
