We’re getting down to the wire with FX’s limited series A Murder at the End of the World. Going into episode five, the big question was whether it would leave viewers with more questions than answers as to who the killer could possibly be. And by the end of episode five of the seven-episode season, it felt as though we did move a little closer to learning the murderer’s identity – even as the mysterious killer claimed another victim.
Episode four ended with Darby (Emma Corrin) realizing Zoomer (Kellan Tetlow) could be Bill’s son and not Andy’s. Episode five, “Crypt,” begins with her giving Zoomer a hug. We’re then taken back to when she and Bill (Harris Dickinson) were on their murder mystery road trip.
Darby smells smoke while they’re at a gas station, and they spot a massive fire in the distance. She suggests they leave, and Bill replies ominously, “One day there won’t be any place left to go.”
Back to current events and Eva (Britian Seibert) arrives to tell Darby she should lie down since she’s still recovering from her injuries. Darby wants to know where Sian is because she really wants to see her. Her thoughts seem to be scattered, and her questions about the medical room are all over the place. Eva can’t provide any answers; she took the Hippocratic Oath and, ethically, she can’t divulge anything.
When Darby asks if the morphine that killed Bill is in the safe, that gets Eva’s attention. Darby warns, “The more secrets you keep, the more blood that is on your hands.”
Eva admits the morphine did come from that safe. Darby continues questioning her, reminding her that someone also messed with the pacemaker equipment. Eva claims she doesn’t know who’s been in that room.
Darby’s taken to see Andy (Clive Owens) and wastes no time getting down to business. She reveals she knows Zoomer is Bill’s son. Bill found out, so he either killed him or had Todd do it. Rohan was probably a witness. However, it turns out Andy’s known he’s sterile since he was 19. He claims Lee doesn’t know. He also says the morphine was stolen.
Andy thinks the killer could be someone close to him – but insists it wasn’t him. He was receiving treatment when Bill was killed. Darby wonders who would have the motive to kill Bill, and Andy explains that he feels Bill is her blind spot because she loved him.
”See, you think this is all about Bill, but it’s not,” says Andy. He believes someone wants to destroy him and that he’s being set up.
After telling Darby he thinks they should work together, he shows her a laser scan of the building at the time of Bill’s murder. At the exact time the killer made their move, the system did an auto backup. Someone had to have known that. After narrowing down who was where on that night, they decide to question David (Raul Esparza), who was seen in the hallway before and after Bill’s death.
David claims he was going to the room of another guest, Oliver. After that admission, he clams up and won’t say another word without his lawyer present.
Next up for questioning is Oliver (Ryan J. Haddad). Oliver says that he and David had sex and that David got a call. After David got off the phone, he returned and seemed flustered. He said he thinks Lu Mei’s a Chinese spy.
Darby realizes Oliver was alone when Bill died. Plus, it’s no secret that Oliver doesn’t care for Bill.
Darby realizes Oliver’s sneakers are worn out, considering he uses a wheelchair. She asks if he can walk and he admits he can, but not far or for long.
Lu Mei (Joan Chen) is next to be called on for questioning. She recalls the events of the night Bill died, and Darby asks about her hacking skills. Lu Mei admits she hacked the firewall after Rohan’s death to see if she could get in contact with her security team. She couldn’t reach them.
Darby wants to question Lee because Lu Mei says Lee did leave their poker game for a bit. Andy shuts that down and wants to know who called David’s room that night. It turns out the call came from Bill.
Andy is told the Wall Street Journal wants to speak to him. They’ve somehow found out about Rohan’s death. Andy loses it because this leak confirms he can’t trust anyone.
Darby finds Lee (Brit Marling) and asks where she went that night after she left the poker game. Lee claims she was checking on Zoomer. Darby spills the beans that Zoomer is Bill’s, and – surprise! – Andy is sterile. Lee quickly leaves the room, and Darby uses the opportunity to go through her bag. She finds a black wig and a debit card with the name Marie on it.
Unfortunately, Lee catches her. Andy arrives and interrupts an incredibly creepy moment between Darby and Lee. Darby insists she wants to go lie down.
Back in her room, Darby crushes pills and then snorts them. She calls David and asks why Bill called him that night, but instead of an answer, she hears the dial tone.
After trying to pull herself together, an unknown person suddenly attacks Darby from behind. The attacker plays a message with their voice disguised, and the message indicates they don’t want to take another life but will if she forces their hand.
We slip back in time to Darby and Bill on their quest for answers. Bill wants to know when she fell for him but goes first and confesses to when he fell for her. “What makes you think I fell for you?” asks Darby, which is clearly not the response Bill thought he’d get.
Darby, obsessed with the murder case, is excited to discover a man just posted that he thinks the ring they have is from the 1920s. E. Bell is probably the original owner.
Bill pulls over and gets out, and Darby seems oblivious to the fact that he’s upset. He goes on a rant about how everyone’s addicted to their phones. Darby suddenly admits she’s in love with him.
The flashback ends, and Darby pays Sian (Alice Braga) a visit. She feels guilty for what happened to Sian, but wanted to tell her someone broke into her room and attacked her. Darby also informs Sian that Zoomer is Bill’s son. Sian suggests she find the people she can trust before anything else bad happens.
Sian asks Darby to get her water, and while Darby retrieves a glass, Sian’s monitors start to go off. Eva hurries into the room and demands to know what Darby did to her.
Andy wonders why death seems to follow Darby. She thinks it’s someone close to Andy but doesn’t think he realizes how close. Darby tells him about Lee’s passport with a fake name, and Andy reacts by ordering her to go lie down and declaring that she’s no longer his concern.
Martin (Jermaine Fowler) joins Darby as she tells Ziba (Pegah Ferydoni) and Lu Mei that Sian died. Darby believes Andy built some sort of bunker, and now she’s wondering if this is all an audition for a spot in it.
Ziba thinks they should release the ones who died to the wind. Darby cannot say Bill’s name and once again we slip back into the past. Darby tells Bill she found the killer and explains how she went about it. Bill reacts by questioning if she’s high. Darby confesses she got Adderall from someone at a truck stop, and Bill admits he’s worried about her because she’s on uppers and drinking.
A fire breaks out in their motel room, and they manage to escape. Bill feels like he has to die for Darby to love him. Suddenly, Darby’s jostled out of her memory and runs back into the hotel.
Once she’s back in her room, she opens up to Andy’s AI assistant, Ray. All of a sudden, her light starts to flicker in Morse code. It reads, “I know why Bill called David. 22.00 pool.”
Episode five ends on a cliffhanger as Darby heads to the pool. It’s cold out, so Darby gets into the heated pool. As she goes underwater, the pool’s cover goes over the pool. Darby’s trapped!
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- A Murder at the End of the World Episode 3 “Survivors” Recap
- A Murder at the End of the World Episode 4 “Family Secrets” Recap
- A Murder at the End of the World Episode 6 “Crime Seen” Recap
- A Murder at the End of the World Episode 7 “Retreat” Finale Recap
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New episodes of FX’s A Murder at the End of the World air on Tuesdays on Hulu.
Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (The OA) created the series and serve as writers, directors, and executive producers. Andrea Sperling, Melanie Marnich, and Nicki Paluga also executive produce.
