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Well, we have now a third masked character. And the three of them quite obviously different from one another. Three different masked characters means to me three independent lines of argument. Luís, the assistant of Cinda Canning, is played by an actor called Francisco J. González. He is the one on the right ... and I guess the one on the left, also... Same physical build and proportions and, very important, a prominent bump under the hood, filled by that large amount of wavy hair. So we have: (1) the masked character in the passageways - Mabel. (2) the masked character at the bar - McGregor, Nina's lover and (3) the masked character in the subway car - Luís, Cinda's assistant. You say the main topic in the season is family matters ... I think it is "masked characters". Now, what does it means? To be honest, I don't know. I stick with McGregor being the killer, Nina the brain of the murder and the building monetization the motive. But, what was doing Mabel in the passages? did she hear some noise and went there to see what happened as I said last weak? Or maybe she is looking for something in the arcatacombs since she arrived to her always remodeling apartment, something we don't know about yet? And what about the mysterious phone? Is Cinda Canning aware of Luis's doings? Or is this all by himself? He or they are looking for info for their podcast. But, at the same time, are they setting traps to the trio?

But apparently it cannot be Mabel. In this episode, Mabel writes the text and, in a few seconds, she reads aloud the answer. But then Charles takes the phone and looks at the text. She hadn't the opportunity to write that answer. It is suspicious that she wants to write all the messages to that number and she hurried to be the first to take the phone. But Charles knows how to use his own mobile, I don't think Mabel could fool him.

do you mean warn them to get out of the building, at the end of the season? They didn't know whose number was that. The text in this episode was supposedly from inspector Williams. So they should be different numbers. Or am I missing something? Now that I think of it, I don't remember how they got the number that supposedly was inspector Williams' phone.

The new masked man could be the killer in the case that the killer is looking for an incriminating clue. For example, the matches with the blood stain. But it is more likely that he is looking for information about the case. That opens up several possibilities: Cara, Cinda Cunning, the super fans ... Now, from the scene in the park, we can guess that the masked character is a thin young man. In the subway we see that he is quite tall (the belly is fake). Cinda, Poppy and Cara were in another place when the masked character appears. And there is no super fan (or in fact any other character in the series) that physically resembles him. The only possibility left is ... Luís, Cinda's assistant !!! He is late in the park because he has to wait to finish the podcast recording before he can go. And he is looking for information for the podcast, with or without Cinda knowing it.

In a situation like this, it is usual that not even the mother knows for sure who the biological father is. So Teddy can suspect he is the father, but he can't be sure. Oliver could be suspicious in the past, specially if some physical characteristic resembles Teddy, but maybe he just decided to forget all that as years passed. Until now, with this DNA test. But even so, sometimes people just don't see what they don't want to see.

OK, new theory. After some research, I found out that Nina's lover is an actor called David T.Patterson, and his character is called Jared McGregor. He happens to be guy on the right. and he is the only broad-shouldered muscular guy in the series. Same build as the "no-friend" of Bunny. We also have Mabel by her lips here So we know both masked characters. Now the theory... McGregor is a businessman, whose relation to Nina wasn't known. He tried to convince Bunny, without success, for an ugly monetization of the Arconia. It didn't matter much, with Nina taking control next day, but when Bunny changed her mind, they decided to kill her. And quick. Crime sequence: Mabel goes to her apartment for champagne. She hears some noises coming from the passages and she goes there to see what happens. Lucy sees her. Meanwhile, McGregor forces Bunny into Mabel's apartment and kills her. Mabel comes back, thinking that she had misheard and nothing happens, but then she finds Bunny dying. McGregor calls the police and sends the messages to Charles and Oliver so the police catches them escaping from the building. He also frames them the ways we know. Nina may be the brain of the operation.

That is great technique! You can even see the true left arm show through under the costume. Now, look at the lips. He/she can't breathe by the nose, so (s)he open the mouth. I think those lips are legit. And they are very meaty. He/she cannot be an old person. And he/she could even be a Black person. (I am not from USA, sorry if "Black person" is not polite). It would be great if we could get a frame with his/her whole body so clear. EDIT. This is my guess ...

The most straightforward meaning of "14 passage" to me is that the killer went through the passage to floor 14

Yes, you are right. I know this is a weak point in my theory. I can think of several possible explanations, but they are far-fetched ... maybe the robbery was successful and later the killer used the imitation of the painting left by the thief to frame the trio, without even knowing there had just been a robbery. Not happy with this explanation though. We are still at fifth episode. And this is exactly what made me suspicious of him. No need to introduce that character unless he plays a important role in the crime. Or maybe he is just a minor character who knows. If I remember correctly Jana was just a neighbor who played the bassoon until late in the season (?) Yes, this is possible. If a mad woman was the murderer in season 1, why not a greedy merchandise vendor in season 2?

I will keep going with my theory of two crimes happening at the same time. And the murder foiled the robbery. MOTIVES. These are the two motives we know to kill Bunny: (1) the suspicious business with the building and (2) the painting. Somebody wanted that painting, there was a "Bunny Folger, I want that painting" note, but also the phone call and the "I don't want to talk about the painting, stop calling!" answer by Bunny. I hope that posting these images is OK. If you look at where the arms start, I think that the one from the camera in the bar is a broad-shouldered man. I think it is the killer and he is Nan Lin's lover and he killed Bunny to make the business with the building and that he tried to frame the trio. The second one I think is a woman in a very padded costume and she has in reality broader hips than shoulders. But I chose the best frame to support my point, I am far from sure. She was at the passage to pick the painting, but the robbery was frustrated so she had to retrace her steps empty-handed. In addition, the woman in the passage cannot be the killer because you can hear the shout and the parrot, and immediately she appears on the scene. No time to walk Bunny to Mabel's apartment and kill her

Hi. After reading your posts and watching the first four episodes, I would like to share my guess: - two people entered Bunny's apartment the night of the murder. One of them to kill her a different one to steal the painting. They are two different people because: (1) Bunny is surprised by the visitor, but not by his clothes. (2) It doesn't make sense to enter to steal a painting and then kill the woman with many stabs with Martin's knife. - the thief is around the same height as Mabel (comparing both scenes of the passages), and she has wide hips, so I think she is a woman. Or maybe two women if, as somebody said, the shoes are different from the elevator scene. - On the other hand I bet the murderer is a man, because we already had a mad woman in the first season (very weak motive BTW). There are no real clues yet. I will say the killer is Nina's lover because: (1) he is the only character that has no other reason to be in the show. Nina wouldn't need an accomplice for the building business and the sex scene with a pregnant woman is totally avoidable, and (2) the motive for the crime would be clear, because Bunny wouldn't allow the suspicious business with the building.

The plot is horrible. So much nonsense. And not a single clue before chapter 9 that could point to Jan at all (the bassoon sounded different? really?). I won't be here for season 2. - Jan lives at the 10th or 12th floor ... why was Tim taking the elevator at the 6th floor in the first chapter? - How Oscar expected to find Tim at his apartment when everybody was down the stairs running out of the building because of the alarm? - So Tim was looking for the jewels from a gangster to solve a murder, but then he is killed ... by a random crazy woman? - What contact had Jan at the police department so she knew the drugs analysis wouldn't be done? - How Teddy Dimas got all those dead bodies? - Well, the size of the building is huge, like 20 apartments per floor, but there is only 7 according to Mabel drawing? Is there only one way to go out to the street? How can Jane send the invitation down Brazzos' door after just 10 seconds she stops playing?