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* AmateurSleuth: Charles, Oliver, and Mabel have zero investigative experience but decide to look into Tim Kono's death because their shared love of TrueCrime convinces them that [[NeverSuicide there's something afoot]]. Mabel is also partly inspired by ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'' mystery novels she read as a child, while Charles once played a TV detective and recalls some of the skills he learnt for the role.
* CommonalityConnection: The three protagonists don't have much in common, but end up bonding over their shared interests in TrueCrime.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Charles and Oliver are just old enough to be Mabel's grandfathers but the three form a friendship thanks to [[CommonalityConnection shared interests]]. Mabel's mother is slightly concerned by the age gap of her daughter's friends.
* NightmareFetishist: All three characters to an extent, due to their fascination with TrueCrime podcasts. Mabel a little bit more, since she actually has a recurring fantasy about being assaulted where she kills the attacker.
* PowerTrio: The main cast of three {{Amateur Sleuth}}s.
* WrongGenreSavvy: The trio of Charles, Oliver and Mabel seem to think they're part of a relatively straightforward True Crime situation [[spoiler: although Mabel is a bit more knowledgeable about their circumstances than the other two at first.]] In reality, they're part of a ''Creator/AgathaChristie'' style murder mystery with complex turns and motivations.
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* AmateurSleuth: Charles, Oliver, and Mabel have zero investigative experience but decide to look into Tim Kono's death because their shared love of TrueCrime convinces them that [[NeverSuicide there's something afoot]]. Mabel is also partly inspired by ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'' mystery novels she read as a child, while Charles once played a TV detective and recalls some of the skills he learnt for the role.
* CommonalityConnection: The three protagonists don't have much in common, but end up bonding over their shared interests in TrueCrime.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Charles and Oliver are just old enough to be Mabel's grandfathers but the three form a friendship thanks to [[CommonalityConnection shared interests]]. Mabel's mother is slightly concerned by the age gap of her daughter's friends.
* NightmareFetishist: All three characters to an extent, due to their fascination with TrueCrime podcasts. Mabel a little bit more, since she actually has a recurring fantasy about being assaulted where she kills the attacker.
* PowerTrio: The main cast of three {{Amateur Sleuth}}s.
* WrongGenreSavvy: The trio of Charles, Oliver and Mabel seem to think they're part of a relatively straightforward True Crime situation [[spoiler: although Mabel is a bit more knowledgeable about their circumstances than the other two at first.]] In reality, they're part of a ''Creator/AgathaChristie'' style murder mystery with complex turns and motivations.
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* MasterOfUnlocking: Charles demonstrates his lock-picking skills when unlocking Kono's front door.
* {{Determinator}}: Surprisingly enough. He managed to have a successful directing career, despite not being a successful director, because he always managed to push through and sell people with his enthusiasm and drive. He even still has some of it, managing to secure funding through the same hard-selling enthusiasm.
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* AsHimself: Sting is playing himself.Appears as a fictional version of himself who lives in the Arconia alongside the three protagonists. [[spoiler:Even he turns out to be a suspect.]]
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* PosthumousCharacter: All we learn about him comes after his death.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he got Tim fired and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he got Tim fired and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.murder.
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* MiscarriageOfJustice: Both he and Mabel maintain his innocence in Zoey's death and that Tim kept mum about information that could have proved it.
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* MyGreatestFailure: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he'd fired Tim from his employ and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.
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* MyGreatestFailure: MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he'd he got Tim fired Tim from his employ and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.
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* AdamWesting: Plays an exaggerated version of himself.
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* AdamWesting: Plays an exaggerated version of himself. He's depicted as moody and cold, his song-writing abilities are mocked, and the unfortunate implications of "I'll Be Watching You" is openly called out by Mabel. He's also a suspect in the murder of Tim Kono.
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!!Teddy Dimas
->'''Played by:''' Creator/NathanLane
The owner of a chain of gourmet delis and another resident of the Arconia. He used to be Oliver's friend and financial backer before a multi-million-dollar loss fractured their relationship.
* BrokenPedestal: He used to be an enthusiastic supporter of Oliver's theatrical ambitions, but the failure of ''Splash'' caused a years-long rift between them.
* TragicKeepsake: He treasures a Greek coin passed down to him from his grandmother through his father. It had been a part of his grandmother's fortune before she traded it all away to flee [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_genocide the Greek genocide]] that killed much of her family.
* UnclePennybags: He's bankrolled many of Oliver's productions, finding himself compelled to open his checkbook thanks to Oliver's enthusiasm and refusal to take "no" for an answer.
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The son of the Arconia's superintendent and part of Mora's childhood Hardy Boys gang. He recently finished a ten-year stint in prison at the series' start.
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The son of the Arconia's superintendent and part of Mora's Mabel's childhood Hardy Boys gang. He recently finished a ten-year stint in prison at the series' start.
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* CampStraight: Oliver's got the flamboyant personality and dress sense one would expect for a hammy theatre director, and when introduced it wouldn't be hard for viewers to assume he's an elderly gay man. However, he flirts with women and had marriage that resulted in a son.
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* CampStraight: Oliver's got the flamboyant personality and dress sense one would expect for a hammy theatre director, and when introduced it wouldn't be hard for viewers to assume he's an elderly gay man. However, he flirts with women and had a marriage that resulted in a son.
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* AsHimself: Sting is playing himself.
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* AsHimself: Sting is playing himself.himself.
* MyGreatestFailure: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he'd fired Tim from his employ and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.
* MyGreatestFailure: He initially holds great guilt over Tim Kono's death as he'd fired Tim from his employ and thought that it caused depression which led to suicide. He's relieved to find out that it might actually be murder.
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* ActorInspiredElement: {{In Universe}}. Charles tells Mabel about the difficult relationship he had with his father. The next day she notices the same speech in an episode of his old TV show, and when she confronts him about lying, he invokes this trope.
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* ActorInspiredElement: {{In Universe}}. Charles tells Mabel about the difficult relationship he had with his father. The next day she notices the same speech in an episode of his old TV show, and when she confronts him about lying, he invokes this trope.says he wrote that speech himself[[note]]and that it was the one time he got any creative control on the show[[/note]] and that it's true to his own childhood experiences.
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* TheReveal: "Twist" reveals that he's the "Tie-Dye Guy" that Charles has been obsessing over as a potential suspect.
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!!Oscar
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->'''Played by:''' Aaron Dominguez
The son of the Arconia's superintendent and part of Mora's childhood Hardy Boys gang. He recently finished a ten-year stint in prison at the series' start.
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->'''Played by:''' Aaron Dominguez
The son of the Arconia's superintendent and part of Mora's childhood Hardy Boys gang. He recently finished a ten-year stint in prison at the series' start.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: At a memorial service, none of his neighbors can think of a nice thing to say about him and talk about how annoying he was.
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* BrutallyHonest: To the point where, in the twenty years she'd known him, Mabel can only ever recall him lying once,
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* BrutallyHonest: To the point where, in the twenty years she'd known him, Mabel can only ever recall him lying once,once.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Has been curt and blunt since childhood, leading to very few people having any fondness for him in the present. Mabel, his oldest friend, can't decide whether or not she is sad over his passing.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Has been curt and blunt since childhood, leading to very few people having any fondness for him in the present. Mabel, his oldest friend, can't decide whether or not she is sad over his passing.
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!!Tim Kono
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->'''Played by:''' Julian Cihi
A resident of the Arconia, who was found dead shortly after losing his job as an investment banker.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Tim Kono was blunt and direct, kept to himself, and was hyper-fixated on The Hardy Boys as a child and even seemingly into adulthood. He apparently had emotional regulation issues as he would yell at neighbors who weren't mindful of his allergies and asthma.
* BrutallyHonest: To the point where, in the twenty years she'd known him, Mabel can only ever recall him lying once,
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Is revealed to have been this to Mabel, as shown in a FormerFriendsPhoto.
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->'''Played by:''' Julian Cihi
A resident of the Arconia, who was found dead shortly after losing his job as an investment banker.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Tim Kono was blunt and direct, kept to himself, and was hyper-fixated on The Hardy Boys as a child and even seemingly into adulthood. He apparently had emotional regulation issues as he would yell at neighbors who weren't mindful of his allergies and asthma.
* BrutallyHonest: To the point where, in the twenty years she'd known him, Mabel can only ever recall him lying once,
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Is revealed to have been this to Mabel, as shown in a FormerFriendsPhoto.
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* ActorInspiredElement: {{In Universe|Trope}}. Charles tells Mabel about the difficult relationship he had with his father. The next day she notices the same speech in an episode of his old TV show, and when she confronts him about lying, he invokes this trope.
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* ActorInspiredElement: {{In Universe|Trope}}.Universe}}. Charles tells Mabel about the difficult relationship he had with his father. The next day she notices the same speech in an episode of his old TV show, and when she confronts him about lying, he invokes this trope.
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* ActorInspiredElement: In Universe.{{In Universe|Trope}}. Charles tells Mabel about the difficult relationship he had with his father. The next day she notices the same speech in an episode of his old TV show, and when she confronts him about lying, he invokes this trope.
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* AdamWesting: Plays an exaggerated version of himself.
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* CynicismCatalyst: He used to be in a relationship with a woman who had a daughter and grew to love the girl like she was his own. However, the girlfriend grew jealous of this and took her daughter and abruptly walked out on him while they were on a family cruise. This made him wary of relationships and opening himself up to others.
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* CynicismCatalyst: He used to be in a relationship with a woman who had a daughter and grew to love the girl like she was his own. However, the girlfriend grew jealous wanted an exciting, romantic relationship instead of this and a steady co-parent. When Charles booked a family fun cruise for their anniversary instead of a private retreat for the two of them, she took her daughter and abruptly walked out on him while they were on a family cruise.left in the middle of the trip. This made him wary of relationships and opening himself up to others.
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* BizarreTasteInFood: He only eats dips, preferring those from Dimas' Deli, but notes that it hasn't been the best for his health.
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* BizarreTasteInFood: He only eats dips, preferring those from Dimas' Deli, but notes that it hasn't been the best for his health.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: She says she got an interview subject to let her in by bringing a fully cooked turkey to their door, saying no one will turn away someone who went through the trouble of cooking a large bird for them.
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* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: She has two assistants who look and dress just like her.
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!Main Characters
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* FriendsRentControl: Charles and Oliver ask how she can afford to live in such a large apartment at the Arconia despite being so young and with no discernible source of income. She explains that the apartment belongs to her aunt and she's living there temporarily while it's being renovated.
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* FriendsRentControl: Charles and Oliver ask how she can afford to live in such a large apartment at the Arconia despite being so young and with no discernible source of income. She explains that the apartment belongs to her aunt and she's living there temporarily while it's being renovated.renovated.
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AmyRyan
A professional bassoonist who strikes up a budding romance with Charles.
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!!Cinda Canning
->'''Played by:''' Creator/TinaFey
A TrueCrime podcaster whose work inspires Charles, Oliver, and Mabel to dig into Tim Kono's death.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Canning is a take on investigative journalist Sarah Koenig and her work on the ''Podcast/{{Serial}}'' documentary podcast.
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->'''Played by:''' Music/{{Sting}}
The global superstar, who happens to live in the same building as the series' protagonists. He ends up on their suspect list.
* AsHimself: Sting is playing himself.
!!Jan
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AmyRyan
A professional bassoonist who strikes up a budding romance with Charles.
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!!Cinda Canning
->'''Played by:''' Creator/TinaFey
A TrueCrime podcaster whose work inspires Charles, Oliver, and Mabel to dig into Tim Kono's death.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Canning is a take on investigative journalist Sarah Koenig and her work on the ''Podcast/{{Serial}}'' documentary podcast.
!!Sting
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->'''Played by:''' Music/{{Sting}}
The global superstar, who happens to live in the same building as the series' protagonists. He ends up on their suspect list.
* AsHimself: Sting is playing himself.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: In contrast to Charles, Oliver makes a point of befriending the staff of the Arconia.
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* CynicismCatalyst: He used to be in a relationship with a woman who had a daughter and grew to love the girl like she was his own. However, the girlfriend grew jealous of this and took her daughter and abruptly walked out on him while they were on a family cruise. This made him wary of relationships and opening himself up to others.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: His refusal to tip, difficulty remembering names, and overall aloof nature makes him unpopular among the residents and staff of the Arconia.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: His refusal to tip, difficulty remembering names, and overall aloof nature makes him unpopular among the residents and staff of the Arconia.
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* MyGreatestFailure: In a vulnerable moment, he confesses that his musical adaptation of ''Film/{{Splash}}'' wasn't a failure because it flopped but because he'd drained his son's college fund to pay for it and that it resulted in a loss of trust that has yet to be repaired years later.
* ParentsAsPeople: Both as a parent and as a grandparent, in this case. Oliver's a troubled but sympathetic man who is a constant source of frustration for his son, from whom he regularly tries to borrow money from. His relationship with his family is strained to the point where he rarely gets to see his grandchildren despite his claim that he wishes to spend more time with them.
* ParentsAsPeople: Both as a parent and as a grandparent, in this case. Oliver's a troubled but sympathetic man who is a constant source of frustration for his son, from whom he regularly tries to borrow money from. His relationship with his family is strained to the point where he rarely gets to see his grandchildren despite his claim that he wishes to spend more time with them.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: She's hyper-fixated on TrueCrime out a fear that she might be victimized
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!!Charles-Haden Savage
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SteveMartin
An actor who once starred in a hit TV series. He's now unemployed and dissatisfied with his life.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Judging by his germaphobic tendencies and need for order in his living space, Charles appears to have some form of OCD.
!!Oliver Putnam
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MartinShort
A theatrical director
* CampStraight: Oliver's got the flamboyant personality and dress sense one would expect for a hammy theatre director, and when introduced it wouldn't be hard for viewers to assume he's an elderly gay man. However, he flirts with women and had marriage that resulted in a son.
* GiftedlyBad: Oliver has a long list of flops on his resume, but managed to work for decades thanks to his enthusiasm and salesmanship. He also has a gift for passing on successes, as he convinced Teddy Dimas not to invest in works like ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', ''Theatre/MammaMia'', and ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
!!Mabel Mora
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SelenaGomez
A young woman who befriends the much older Charles and Oliver over their shared love of TrueCrime. She's cagey about her past and has a connection to the plot-triggering death in their building but keeps it hidden from her sleuthing partners.
* AmbiguousDisorder: She's hyper-fixated on TrueCrime out a fear that she might be victimized
* AnxietyDreams: Mabel is introduced through narration explaining her fears of being sexually assaulted and having a recurring dream where she wakes up in bed with a masked man standing over her. Rather than panic, she kicks him in the nuts and stabs him to death with a knitting needle. This actually calms her down enough to get back to sleep.
* FriendsRentControl: Charles and Oliver ask how she can afford to live in such a large apartment at the Arconia despite being so young and with no discernible source of income. She explains that the apartment belongs to her aunt and she's living there temporarily while it's being renovated.
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SteveMartin
An actor who once starred in a hit TV series. He's now unemployed and dissatisfied with his life.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Judging by his germaphobic tendencies and need for order in his living space, Charles appears to have some form of OCD.
!!Oliver Putnam
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MartinShort
A theatrical director
* CampStraight: Oliver's got the flamboyant personality and dress sense one would expect for a hammy theatre director, and when introduced it wouldn't be hard for viewers to assume he's an elderly gay man. However, he flirts with women and had marriage that resulted in a son.
* GiftedlyBad: Oliver has a long list of flops on his resume, but managed to work for decades thanks to his enthusiasm and salesmanship. He also has a gift for passing on successes, as he convinced Teddy Dimas not to invest in works like ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', ''Theatre/MammaMia'', and ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
!!Mabel Mora
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SelenaGomez
A young woman who befriends the much older Charles and Oliver over their shared love of TrueCrime. She's cagey about her past and has a connection to the plot-triggering death in their building but keeps it hidden from her sleuthing partners.
* AmbiguousDisorder: She's hyper-fixated on TrueCrime out a fear that she might be victimized
* AnxietyDreams: Mabel is introduced through narration explaining her fears of being sexually assaulted and having a recurring dream where she wakes up in bed with a masked man standing over her. Rather than panic, she kicks him in the nuts and stabs him to death with a knitting needle. This actually calms her down enough to get back to sleep.
* FriendsRentControl: Charles and Oliver ask how she can afford to live in such a large apartment at the Arconia despite being so young and with no discernible source of income. She explains that the apartment belongs to her aunt and she's living there temporarily while it's being renovated.
