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Aug 15, 2023 · Grab Your Hankies: Directed by Adam Shankman. With Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton. Oliver races to bring new life to his show as Mabel's investigation into the actual murder collides with a surprising ally.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Adam Shankman
- 2023-08-15
Aug 15, 2023 · A recap of “Grab Your Hankies,” episode 3 of season 3 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ on Hulu. Starring Steven Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.
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"Grab Your Hankies" is the third episode of the third season of Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short. It originally aired on August 15, 2023.
Oliver Races to bring new life to his show as Mabel's investigation into the actual murder collides with a surprising all. Charles bonds with the cast, and Loretta proves her voice is invaluable.
Oliver writes music. Jonathan and Howard watch from the couch as he plays a bit of a song. Howard isn't impressed by it.
Hours later, Howard and Jonathan sleep while Oliver continues working. Oliver notices they're sleeping and claps to wake them up. They only have an hour before Donna and Cliff will be there. Howard says they have one complete song, eleven fragments, and 25 notions screamed over piano chords. Jonathan thinks maybe one night wasn't enough to write a whole show. Oliver claims to have written two musicals in a single night in 1978, but maybe it was one musical in two nights. It's all hazy. Howard likes the story and shares one of his own about his cousin, who is big in insurance, but Oliver fails to see the point. Howard suggests that his cousin could sponsor the musical. Then they won't need Cliff and Donna. Oliver says they don't need Howard's cousin. They just need their incredible cast.
Charles and Mabel look over their evidence board, which has all of the cast and crew on it. Charles finishes a read and asks if Mabel has notes. Oliver always gave him notes. Mabel just says it was fine, but then imitates Oliver on Charles's request. Charles says he misses Oliver.
Oliver thanks Donna and Cliff for coming and introduces them to Death Rattle Dazzle. Cliff applauds, but Donna is unimpressed and makes him sit down. Oliver admits they didn't have time to flesh out everything. Howard brings in champagne for them, but spills all of it. Donna is not swayed. She's already put a lot of money into the show and musicals are even more expensive. On the other hand, Cliff is on board. He loves musicals. Donna says he needs a showstopper. That's how musicals make money, with a single song that draws people in. She asks if Oliver has a showstopper. Oliver says his show will be nothing but showstoppers. He just needs a few months. She agrees to give him three days, which he accepts. After that, she's on her way to the Hamptons and won't be reachable.
Mabel asks Charles if he has any thoughts as he spent months with their suspects. He thinks maybe he should have gotten to know them better. A lot of them kept their distance because they grew up idolizing him. Mabel wants to start with opportunity. Everyone was at the Arconia when Ben was pushed and at the theater when he collapsed. The cops said his blood was clean, but maybe it was a poison that dissipates quickly. Someone tried to poison him, failed, and then finished the job at the Arconia. Mabel wonders who would want to kill Ben badly enough to do it twice. They talk through their options. Mabel remembers Ben apologizing to Kimber for making things messy between them and wonders if they were hooking up. Charles doesn't know, but female killers are so done. Mabel says the night that Ben died, he was holding someone else's handkerchief. They need to find out who in the cast doesn't have theirs. That could be their killer. Charles gets a text from Oliver summoning him to a rehearsal. Mabel is going to go with him, but she gets a text from Oliver saying she's no longer welcome at his apartment. She's banned from investigating during rehearsals. She decides to check out Ben's penthouse instead because Lester said Dickie would be cleaning it out soon. She tells Charles to figure out who doesn't have their hankie. Charles thinks he should be able to do that easily, but stumbles over his words.
Oliver asks Howard why the pages they have aren't in order and Howard says they weren't numbered when Oliver gave them to him and most of them are on old takeout menus. Oliver says the stuff written on the appetizer pages goes before the stuff written on the entree pages. He asks where Loretta is. Howard left her two messages but got no response.
Starring
•Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage •Martin Short as Oliver Putnam •Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora •Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris
Special Guest Stars
•Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin •Paul Rudd as Ben Glenroy
Guest starring
•Gerald Caesar as Ty Wessex •Linda Emond as Donna DeMeo •Ashley Park as Kimber Min •Don Darryl Rivera as Bobo Malone •Jeremy Shamos as Dickie Glenroy •Wesley Taylor as Cliff DeMeo •Jason Veasey as Jonathan Bridgecroft •Jesse Williams as Tobert
General
•The Easter Egg in the opening credits is the Lighthouse on the roof of The Arconia
Soundtrack
•"Look for the Light", performed by Meryl Streep and Ashley Park
Episode Stills
Photography by Patrick Harbron for Hulu.
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Aug 15, 2023 · Warning: This article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3, of “Only Murders in the Building,” “Grab Your Hankies.” In Tuesday’s episode of “Only Murders in the Building ...
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Aug 15, 2023 · Only Murders in the Building — “Grab Your Hankies” – Episode 303 — Oliver (Martin Short) and Charles (Steve Martin), shown. Photo by: Patrick Harbron/Hulu. It’s a lot of fun seeing Mabel be the one who is super into the investigation while Oliver is preoccupied with the play.
Aug 15, 2023 · DISCLAIMER: This recap of Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Episode 3, “Grab Your Hankies,” contains spoilers. Proceed at your peril. Welcome back, Arconiacs! “Grab Your Hankies” is a solid outing that pushes the narrative forward (and investigation, for that matter) in an exciting direction.
