Only Murders In The Building Season 3 Episode 9 Ending Explained: In Season 3 of Hulu’s show ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ the story is getting closer to its end. In episode 9, the main characters Charles, Mabel, and Oliver are still trying to solve the mystery of Ben Glenroy’s death, even though Loretta had previously confessed to protecting Dickie.
However, they start to doubt whether Dickie is really the killer. So, they decide to recreate the events of the night when Ben died to figure out what really happened. During this process, they uncover something very surprising about the murder, which completely changes the direction of the case.
If you’re curious about what they found and who might actually be the killer, here’s all the information you need to know about the ending of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 3, episode 9.
Recap Of Only Murders In The Building Season 3 Episode 9
In the Only Murders In The Building Season 3 Episode 9, titled ‘Thirty,’ Mabel wakes up in the hospital after Oliver’s heart attack, and they return to the Arconia with Charles.
They discuss Loretta’s fake confession and continue their investigation. Charles, Mabel, and Oliver aim to clear Loretta’s name before her court hearing.
They suspect Dickie, Ben’s brother, could be the real killer. After talking to Dickie, they realize he had an alibi and wasn’t in the building when Ben died. They visit what they mistake for a brothel but discover it’s a fabric shop where Ben practiced sewing.
They learn Ben handcrafted handkerchiefs for everyone on opening night and create a timeline of events. They review interrogation tapes to piece together events and discover who Ben spoke to before his death. Additionally, they find out it’s Mabel’s 30th birthday.
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Only Murders In The Building Season 3 Episode 9 Ending Explained
By the end of the episode, Charles, Mabel, and Oliver finish watching all the interrogation videos but hit a dead end in solving the mystery.
They can’t figure out who snuck into Ben’s dressing room before his big performance. Meanwhile, Howard reconstructs shredded documents and finds that someone accessed a review of the play ‘Death Rattle.’
Mabel realizes Ben wasn’t talking to a person that night but to his favorite dip. They uncover that Ben was upset before the show, had a fight with Charles, and his friends couldn’t attend. In distress, he ate a cookie in his dressing room, which was poisoned.
They also figure out that Donna, the play’s producer, poisoned Ben because she wanted to protect her son from a bad review. Though they lack solid evidence, they rush to stop Loretta from pleading guilty, only to find Donna at the hearing, confirming their suspicions about her involvement in Ben’s murder.
