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This post contains spoilers about the season finale of<\/strong> Only Murders in the Building.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere are three types of people: alive, dead, and dead to me,\u201d says Jackie Hoffman<\/strong>\u2019s meddling neighbor Uma in the latest season of Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Her words eerily echo in the final moments of season three\u2019s finale<\/a>, in which Sazz Pataki, Charles\u2019s former acting stand-in played by Jane Lynch<\/strong><\/a>, is shot within the Arconia\u2019s walls<\/a>. Murder is nothing new in this Manhattan apartment building, but given that the bullet was fired from across the courtyard, this killer might be close to home. As for Mabel (Selena Gomez<\/strong>), Oliver (Martin Short<\/strong>), and Charles (Steve Martin<\/strong>), whose apartment Sazz was standing in at the time of the murder\u2014their podcasting days have landed them directly in the line of fire.<\/p>\n All of that will be uncovered in the show\u2019s fourth season, which was officially announced on Tuesday. Cocreator John Hoffman<\/strong> confirms to Vanity Fair<\/em> that the Only Murders<\/em> writers room reconvenes this upcoming Monday following the Writers Guild of America deal<\/a>. Until then, we have season three to unpack.<\/p>\n In the finale, it\u2019s revealed that the death of Paul Rudd<\/strong>\u2019s Ben Glenroy was orchestrated by a mother-and-son duo. But contrary to early season clues, the culprits are not leading lady Loretta (Meryl Streep<\/strong><\/a>) and her long-lost son, Dickie (Jeremy Shamos<\/strong>), with whom she reunites during the production. After obtaining an advance copy of a scathing review for Oliver\u2019s play, Broadway producer Donna DeMeo (Linda Emond<\/strong>) poisons the show\u2019s leading man in order to buy herself some time to retool. It\u2019s her son, Cliff (Wesley Taylor<\/strong>), eager to prove himself as a first-time producer, who then commits the murder. Mother and son are escorted from Death Rattle Dazzle<\/em>\u2019s opening night in handcuffs, allowing our main trio only minutes to process their findings before another death blow is dealt.<\/p>\n Hoffman chats with VF<\/em> about the personal tragedy that inspired this season\u2019s big reveal, and Lynch\u2019s surprising reaction to news of her character\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n