#omitb speculation

[dam-bluecookies]

I desperately need more theomabel investigation shenanigans in s6!! Can you imagine them being undercover and mabel pulls the natasha romanoff move?? One fake dating scenario and cover up kiss and they'll both be down bad I tell you

[bisexualchrissycunningham]

Waiting for the OMITB finale and I'm starting to think I've been wrong by believing Tobert had nothing to do with it the entire time? He just always struck me as a dude who just really liked Mabel and wanted an excuse to spend time with her. And also didn't want to have wasted all the time he spent shooting Ben, so a podcast is at least a way to capitalize on it.

I'm now thinking Loretta actually IS involved and she's been putting on a performance of a lifetime this entire time. Her flashbacks feel off. She seems to love making up her own backstory (like all her stories of near-run-ins with Oliver). Her folksy cute older lady thing.. and what if her son is actually Ben, and not Dickie?

I also feel like missing Bobo's interview might be significant? Like maybe there was vital information in the "lesser" interviews they didn't get.

I'm not sure if I think Loretta and Tobert are connected at all. I know there's been some speculation that he's related to her (though I don't think he's old enough to be her son.. unless she had another kid later 🤔)

Ugh. Loretta, Tobert, Howard, Donna and Kimber all seem guilty to some degree.

I'm never repeating my correct murderer guess from S1 😮‍💨

[kharjo-san]

Who do we think pushed Ben Glenroy down the elevator shaft?

Loretta

Dickie

Cliff

Tobert

Donna

Ben Himself

Some random person we never thought of

I already saw the Season 3 Finale 🫢

Voting ended onOct 4, 2023

If you find this poll after you see the season finale, PLEASE choose the last option so it doesn’t mess up our results!

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[fraddit]

I wouldn't be surprised if the producer mom killed Ben to tank the show The Producers style and save her son's reputation, since the show was going to get horrible reviews.

[socialcyanide]

I had a thought last night that Ben Glenroy and Cliff DeMeo (on Only Murders in the Building) were having a secret relationship before Ben died for the second time and I can't get it out of my head. At this point I don't think that Cliff killed Ben, but I think that he knows more than he's letting on.

In the scene where Ben is shown talking or monologuing to someone, I personally love the cookie theory, that he's talking to a plate of cookies. That would fit in with what we know about Ben so far, but it wouldn't do anything to advance his character. In that scene, we see Ben talk to someone or something that he refers to as sweet, that could potentially ruin his career. A big-name action star, who's already self-conscious about his age and who was forced onto a highly restrictive Hollywood diet in order to keep his movie contracts, would be terrified of being outed and insist on keeping a relationship private. He would have hid his relationship with Cliff for career and safety reasons. This theory might even explain why Cliff was so adamant about producing the new musical version of Death Rattle, because it would remind him of Ben and in a tiny way, keep his memory alive.

I don't know who killed Ben; I don't think it was Cliff and I don't even think it was Cliff's mother Donna. They have a weird relationship, for sure, but killing your son's secret boyfriend goes way beyond weird. This is a developing theory and will be updated.

Edit: Well Only Murders this week disproved this theory.

[cryptidjeepers]

Im wondering if the killer IS one of the movie production team members, what they wouldve had to gain by killing charles:

-it would make it easier to get the rights, as theyd only have to focus on oliver and mabel. But charles is oretty desperate so I doubt that

-it would stir up buzz for the movie, plus charles seems to be the team's least favourite. Maybe they see him as a weak point in the trio and want him gone

-the murder was clearly set up by a professional and premeditated. The movie was also in production before they even reached out to the gang.

-sazz knew something was up. Her notes in LA suggest that the plot originated there or else why would she have been investigating in LA? What did she find and and from where?

-scott bakula is super sus (only this makes sense in the omitb universe lmao)

However, whoever did it clearly knew how to either hire an assassin or do it themself. That doesnt seem very hollywood, plus it would make it very obvious that he was killed by an expert and not some random revenge killing, which isnt as juicy. On the other hand, the killer was extremely messy, leaving blood behind. How is the killer both extremely competent and also bad at killing?

Some other questions:

The killer also would have had to move the body into the hallway and down the incinerator shaft. How did no one see this? Was it caught on camera. Sazz is also really tall and i can imagine even a strong person would stuggle to carry her themself. Plus, the shot came from across the building (other side of maybe a other building?) Was there another person?

The killer would have to be someone that wouldnt be noticed in the building. The murder happened while people were partying a few floors away, so it wasnt like in the middle of the night. I cant imagine one of the hollywood team would fly to LA to murder someone, unless they hired someone. But again, that brings us back to how messy the coverup was.

-who is texting charles?

-who gave the doorman the note to fix the window? Were they trying to get it fixed before charles came back and noticed?

-the killer has to be someone introduced in the first or second episode, im almost certain. Or whoever is behind it has to have been..

[mcbangle]

Crack theory: Scott Bakula is Sazz’s killer in a case of mistaken identity. “Scott Bakula says hi” was actually a warning that Bakula was stalking Charles out of romantic jealousy. Bakula mistook Sazz for Charles in the dark of Charles’s apartment and sniper shot her thinking he was taking out his rival for Joy.

[the-eclectic-wonderer]

Ok, I’m about to watch Only Murders In The Building S3E9. Here’s some ideas and theorising under the cut:

• I’m 99% certain that Ben was talking to a plate of cookies in the video; and I don’t think he knows who got him these cookies. Whoever prepared them (and I don’t know who that might be) poisoned them and left them in the room without anyone noticing.

• I think Loretta will be freed once it becomes apparent that the poison was in the cookies, and not in Ben’s drink.

• Donna is one of the murderers, or the murderer, if there’s only one. The signs point to her being the poisoner, but I’m not sure. I just think she had a motive (Maxine’s review, which she then shredded, to protect her son), the means, and the opportunity. I can’t exclude that she also pushed Ben down the elevator, but I’m not certain.

• Last week I thought Dickie might have been the one to push Ben down the elevator, what with all his speech to Loretta about having to do something after Ben’s first death, but I’m not convinced anymore. It feels like a red herring. Perhaps he just told Ben that he would stop being his manager and start managing Loretta, and then Ben died and he now feels guilty. Something like that.

• I don’t think Cliff is directly involved. He seems too eager about the musical.

• Tobert is still vaguely suspicious, but I don’t know, honestly. He doesn’t feel like he has enough of a motive.

So… this is it! See you all on the other side.