Ultimately, Loretta cannot watch Dickie being arrested and decides to confess. She admits to killing Ben and explains she poisoned him on opening night. However, when Ben survived, Loretta pushed him down the elevator shaft, killing the famous actor. Oliver tries to plead with the police, but Loretta is arrested and taken into custody.

In the episode’s final act, Oliver’s play reaches its dramatic conclusion as Loretta delivers a spirited performance. Meanwhile, Mabel follows Cliff to the rafters, where he hides for comfort after learning about Donna’s confession. However, Mabel deduces that Cliff was the one who pushed Ben down the elevator shaft, leading to the actor’s death.

Through a flashback and Jan’s admission, we learn what transpired on the night of Tim’s murder. Jan called Tim to her apartment, poisoned him, dumped the glasses in his bag. She then pulled the fire alarm and went to Tim’s apartment to shoot him.

In the finale, Mabel and Oliver search for proof of Jan's crime, while she and Charles share one last drink. To cover her tracks, Jan poisons him and attempts to gas the whole building, but the trio succeeds in foiling her plot. All seems well until another body is found in the Arconia.