In Season 4 of “Only Murders in the Building,” the gang tackles what might be their most important case yet. Charles’ (Steve Martin) close friend, Sazz (Jane Lynch), was killed in the last episode of Season 3.
The team has pieced together that Sazz was shot while in Charles’ apartment, and her body was then put into the building’s incinerator. They find Sazz’s Bulgarian joints among the ashes, which confirms her brutal death. The question remains: was Sazz the real target, or was the killer aiming for Charles?
Celebrities Join the Investigation
In this week’s episode, Oliver (Martin Short), Mabel (Selena Gomez), and Charles travel to New York, excited to learn more about their real-life counterparts. Zach Galifianakis reluctantly agrees to follow Oliver, while Eva Longoria and Eugene Levy, playing themselves, decide to trail Mabel and Charles as they search for clues.
At first, it seems the celebrities might just be in the way, but some of their observations end up helping the investigation. A shocking message at the end of Episode 3 suggests that the team might be in more danger than they realize.
Radio Monitoring and New Suspects
Zach and Oliver are given the job of monitoring a ham radio found in Dudenoff’s apartment, a tenant no one has met yet. They end up passing this task to Howard (Michael Cyril Creighton) so Oliver can give Zach a full “Oliver Putnam experience,” which includes dressing up in scarves and sharing scandalous stories.
Mabel chooses to investigate Rudy (Kumail Nanjiani), who lives in the West Tower and could have shot into Charles’ apartment. Eva disrupts Mabel’s plan of staying low-key, but her quirky and pushy approach gets Rudy to confess that his secret has nothing to do with Charles or Sazz’s death.
It turns out Rudy just dislikes Christmas! Rudy also clarifies that the silver tinsel Mabel thought connected him to Dudenoff’s apartment is not tinsel at all. Despite Mabel’s irritation with Eva’s interference, Eva helps Mabel piece together important information.
Eye Patch Mystery and New Clues
Charles and Eugene decide to interview Vince (Richard Kind), another West Tower resident. They want to see if Vince’s eye patch hides a bruise from a gun recoil rather than pink eye. They try tricking him with “revolutionary eye drops” and even tell a joke while doing a spit take to make him remove his eye patch.
Vince ends up punching Eugene in the nose. When they admit their true intentions, Vince removes his eye patch to reveal a serious case of pink eye. He has been truthful all along and says he would never harm Charles. The two realize their rivalry was just a misunderstanding and successfully rule out another suspect.
However, as they leave Vince’s apartment, a camera shows a picture of the West Tower residents with one face scratched out and holding the pig found in Dudenoff’s apartment. This could be Dudenoff or another unknown suspect.
A Chilling Warning
At the end of the episode, Mabel decides to stay in Dudenoff’s apartment, hoping he will return. The team finds a note in Howard’s ham radio records saying, “Meet at 445.” They figure this is a radio frequency and try to contact someone. A woman’s angry voice warns them not to be on this frequency.
When they ask about Dudenoff, she chillingly mentions that the last person who asked too many questions (likely Sazz) was killed. She then gives a frightening warning: “Drop this, or you’ll be next.”
The Mysterious Woman
Who is this mysterious woman? We don’t even know if Dudenoff is a man, so could this be the elusive figure on the radio? The woman might be a West Tower resident, given her knowledge of other residents who also use ham radios.
Her words could be a threat, but they might also be an attempt to protect Charles, Oliver, and Mabel. Perhaps she knows who the real killer is and is trying to prevent more deaths.
The Investigation Continues
The “Only Murders in the Building” podcasters will not stop investigating. They have never let threats or danger stop them before. They will keep looking into Sazz’s death, and while it is uncertain if the Hollywood actors will remain in New York, they might continue helping with the investigation.
Oliver, Mabel, and Charles must dig deeper into the clues they have, such as the fake tinsel and Dudenoff’s real identity. The Westies seem to be hiding much, so the team needs to be creative to uncover the truth.
“Only Murders in the Building” is available to stream on Hulu in the U.S. with new episodes premiering every Tuesday.
In Season 4 of “Only Murders in the Building,” the trio—Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez)—investigates the murder of Charles’ friend, Sazz (Jane Lynch).
They discover that Sazz was shot in Charles’ apartment and her body was incinerated, with her Bulgarian joints found in the ashes. The team suspects Sazz might not have been the intended target but instead that the killer was after Charles.
In New York, celebrities Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, and Eugene Levy join the investigation, providing unexpected insights. Zach and Oliver handle a ham radio task, while Mabel investigates Rudy (Kumail Nanjiani), who is cleared of suspicion.
Charles and Eugene interrogate Vince (Richard Kind), revealing his pink eye is genuine and not linked to the case. A chilling warning from a mysterious woman on the radio suggests the trio may be in danger.
