: The memorial provides a backdrop for the trio to observe their neighbors, including Howard (and his bird, Mrs. Gambolini) and the ambitious Nina Lin, who is poised to take Bunny's place as Board President. Themes and Takeaways

The episode revolves around a missing erotic painting titled Savage , which was stolen from Bunny’s apartment.

: Mabel meets Alice (Cara Delevingne), an artist who begins to suss out Mabel's emotional walls and artistic passions, sparking a relationship that fans have noted feels "fishy" from the start.

: Bunny’s mother (played by Shirley MacLaine) arrives at the Arconia, not necessarily to mourn, but to reclaim the valuable painting. Her sharp wit and keen nose for "the real thing" put the trio on edge.

In Season 2, Episode 2 of Only Murders in the Building , aptly titled the stakes shift from simple investigation to a desperate race to clear the trio's names as they find themselves literally and figuratively framed for Bunny Folger's murder. The Central Mystery: The Savage Painting

: The painting features Charles’s father, revealing a scandalous past involving a mysterious artist named Rose Cooper.

: Charles, Mabel, and Oliver discover the painting (or a very good forgery) has mysteriously appeared in Charles's apartment.