Who killed in The Residence? The ending of Netflix’s murder mystery series explained

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Warning! Below are spoilers from The Residence.

In a manner reminiscent of traditional detective novels, The Residence finally unveiled the murderer’s true identity towards the story’s conclusion. This revelation came about when all individuals linked to the case were assembled in one location. However, it was not immediately after their gathering that Cordelia Cupp discovered the culprit; rather, she remained oblivious at the onset of their meeting. Yet, by its end, she had uncovered the truth.

Initially, Harry Hollinger appeared to be the prime suspect, as he impeded the inquiry, pushed for a swift conclusion, and seemed to have issues with A.B. Wynter. However, was it truly him who perpetrated the crime?

In the playroom’s vicinity, Cupp led everyone, initiating a tour that included the White House. Memories of that day started flooding back. She remembered A.B. Wynter having ingested poison, but his demise wasn’t solely due to this; rather, it was a blow to the head with a blunt object that ultimately claimed his life, an incident that occurred before his wrists were cut. This tragic event did not happen in the playroom, where he was eventually discovered instead.

From Room 301, I was compelled to step in. There I found Tripp Morgan, who, upon waking up, discovered A.B. Wynter’s lifeless form beside him. It was him who shifted Wynter’s body from Room 301 to the playroom and left him there. The same man, Tripp, also repainted Room 301 to hide the stains of blood. In a chilling twist, it was he who slit Wynter’s wrists and placed a knife next to his body, attempting to make the scene appear as a suicide. This gruesome act followed his discovery of a letter suggesting Wynter had chosen to end his life. His intention? To conceal his error in transferring the body from another room.

In Room 301, A.B. Wynter wasn’t actually deceased; instead, he was transferred from a different location – the bedroom where Kylie Minogue discovered blood. It was during this transfer that he was momentarily placed there by Bruce Geller, a White House technical worker. Bruce had assumed that Elsyie Chayle, the maid and his close associate, was responsible for Wynter’s death since she had threatened him earlier that evening. Believing Elsyie may have carried out the crime, he chose to assist her in concealment.

Who killed in Netflix’s The Residence?

It seems that neither Elsyie nor Bruce can be held accountable for Wynter’s death, as they were not the ones who committed the crime. Instead, it was Lilly Schumacher who carried out the act, driven by her animosity towards figures like Morgan, who embodied everything she despised about the White House and its inhabitants. Moreover, Lilly felt threatened by him because he knew of her past crimes, including embezzlement and other misdeeds, which she had been trying to conceal. In a bid to protect herself, Lilly framed Morgan for Wynter’s death.

Lilly Schumacher played by Molly Griggs | The Residence, Paul William Davies, Netflix, 2025

In a bid to prevent him from doing something unacceptable, Lilly found herself in possession of a page from Wynter’s diary, ideal for a suicide note. With this opportunity, she planned to manipulate events to make it appear as if he had ended his own life. However, her attempts to poison him were unsuccessful, and instead, she resorted to striking him on the head with a clock, resulting in his death. It seemed that Lilly had successfully covered up her crime until Cupp recalled a door in the yellow oval office, which had been sealed after the incident. This door was supposedly Jasmin’s doing, but it was bricked up at the behest of Elliot Morgan, the president’s husband – or so she believed. The truth eventually emerged: Lilly, not Jasmin, had been responsible for everything.

So Cordelia Cupp solved this intricate crime in the eighth episode of The Residence.

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2025-03-20 16:03