For weeks, audience have questioned who the killer on the heart of the Apple TV+ collection Presumed Blameless could be. The display, which facilities on prosecutor Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal)—the high suspect within the homicide of considered one of his colleagues—is according to Scott Turow’s 1987 novel, which was once up to now tailored right into a 1990 movie starring Harrison Ford. Because of that, a couple of savvy audience could have idea they knew who the assassin can be. However as a substitute, the creators of the display used that precedent to play with the viewer up till the very finish—after which expose an absolutely other killer.

*Caution: Spoilers forward from the July 24 finale of Presumed Blameless.*

Presumed Blameless follows Rusty’s trial after he’s accused of murdering Carolyn Polhemus (Renate Reinsve), an bold prosecutor who labored in his place of work. Rusty had an affair with Carolyn years in the past that had lately restarted. The scoop devastates his circle of relatives, his spouse Barbara (Ruth Negga) and their two kids Kyle (Kingston Rumi Southwick) and Jaden (Chase Infiniti). Rusty’s colleague Tommy Molto (Peter Sarsgaard) serves because the prosecutor for the case, however turns out to have a non-public factor with Rusty that colours his imaginative and prescient. Given the scary approach her frame was once tied up, there is additionally the likelihood that Carolyn’s homicide is by hook or by crook tied to a case she labored up to now.

The collection takes twists and turns that make it really feel like perhaps Rusty truly did do it, although he denies that he had anything else to do with Carolyn’s dying. It’s printed that Carolyn had lately came upon she was once pregnant together with his kid, and had attempted to finish the connection—and that Rusty had an obsession together with her. At different occasions, the proof leaves questions on whether or not any individual else is liable for her homicide. As Rusty’s trial heats up, it takes a dramatic flip when the up to now undiscovered homicide weapon (a fireplace poker) seems on Tommy Molto’s table, with a threatening word connected.

All these plot issues echo moments from the e-book and the 1990 movie adaptation. On the finish of the movie, regardless that, Ford’s Rusty discovers the homicide weapon (a hammer) in his personal toolshed—then learns that his spouse Barbara was once the person who murdered Carolyn, after she found out that he’d began up their affair once more. That parallels the e-book’s finishing, which additionally finds Barbara because the assassin after Rusty accuses her of the crime.

It will make sense, then, for audience to think the collection would move the similar direction. In the end, Negga is an Oscar-nominated actress who may ship a killer (pun supposed) monologue confession, just like Bonnie Bedelia did within the unique movie. And for a second within the ultimate episode, it looks as if the collection is, actually, going that approach. Rusty tells Barbara that he is aware of she killed Carolyn as a result of he had her automotive tracked, and noticed that she was once the person who drove to Molto’s area at the night time the hearth poker was once left there. Barbara denies it, with a stunned glance on her face. Rusty additionally admits that he was once the person who returned to Carolyn’s house later that night time and located her useless. Pondering that Barbara was once the person who killed her, he tied Carolyn as much as divert consideration from his spouse because the assassin.

Then the collection delivers its ultimate twist, revealing that the assassin was once if truth be told Rusty and Barbara’s daughter Jaden. She interrupts her folks’ dialog, announcing she was once the person who took her mom’s automotive to Molto’s area. She additionally admits to going to Carolyn’s house at the night time of the homicide to beg her to forestall having an affair together with her father. When Carolyn printed she was once pregnant, Jaden snapped and attacked her with the hearth poker.

Finally, Negga does get to ship an implausible appearing second, as a mom reacting to her daughter’s homicide confession. Rusty tells them they’ll by no means talk of this once more, and takes the blame for having the affair that put all of this in movement. The collection ends with the circle of relatives taking part in a dinner in combination, and shutting this bankruptcy in their lives.

Is that the top of the tale? Possibly no longer. Presumed Blameless was once initially launched as a restricted collection, however after its sturdy good fortune, Apple TV+ introduced that it’s been renewed the collection for a 2nd season. It’s no longer transparent if any or most of the first season’s characters will go back for the second one – all we all know up to now is the brand new season will focal point on a brand new case – however now we have a sense the twists and turns might be again for extra.