Thus, their own podcast, Only Murders in the Building , was born. Episode by episode, the unlikely trio—Charles the neurotic, Oliver the bombastic, and Mabel the guarded—began interviewing the building’s living gallery of suspects. There was Howard, the jumpy cat lover whose feline, Evelyn, died the same night as Tim. There was Sting, playing an exaggerated version of himself, who had a bitter feud with the victim. There was Teddy Dimas (Nathan Lane), the gruff deli king, and his silent son Theo (James Caverly), who communicated in American Sign Language. And then, the pattern emerged: Tim Kono had been hunting a massive jewelry theft ring tied to a black-market grave-robbing operation, all connected to a six-figure emerald ring.
Charles was in a panic. While trying to record a voice memo for the podcast in the subway station, he ran into his ex-girlfriend, Jean , the one who sold him the detergent that gave him the rash. She was now dating a younger, hipper version of Charles—a man who dressed like a cowboy and played the harmonica. Only Murders in the Building - Season 1
: A semi-retired actor famous for his role as "Brazzos" in a 1990s detective series. Thus, their own podcast, Only Murders in the
It is the perfect Season 1 reveal because it attacks the audience’s empathy. Jan looked harmless—a lonely professional musician. But she was a serial killer, driven by "second chair syndrome" (the rage of always being second best). She killed Tim Kono because he discovered her connection to an earlier murder. There was Sting, playing an exaggerated version of
"Then who..." Mabel started.