When a loud, unpleasant neighbor, Tim Kono, is found dead in his apartment, presumed a suicide, the trio bonds over their shared obsession with the All Is Not OK in Oklahoma podcast. Convinced it’s murder, they decide to start their own podcast to solve the case. The genius of Season 1 is that the murder is almost secondary to the characters. Tim Kono is a MacGuffin—a body that allows three profoundly lonely people to finally have something to talk about.
While snooping (under the guise of returning a borrowed succulent), Mabel noticed something the NYPD missed: a small, jagged puncture wound in Gideon’s neck, hidden by his luxurious beard. It wasn't a needle; it was an icicle pick. Only Murders in the Building - Season 1
"I've been running a meth lab in the basement," Mildred said casually. "Just a small one. Supplements the pension, you know. The vibrations from his crystal bowl were disrupting the chemical mixture. One wrong note and the whole block goes boom. I tried to tell him to stop. He said my aura was 'blocked.' So I unblocked his airway." When a loud, unpleasant neighbor, Tim Kono, is