This ep follows up on S1E2 where we learned more about Selena Gomez's character Mabel. This time it's Oliver Putnam, impresario who is trying to get one last payday from his biggest sponsor (played by the incredible Nathan Lane).
It's not as good as Gomez' ep from a plot standpoint, where we suddenly learn the death of Tim Kono is much more personal than just a building suicide. But if you like Martin Short then you'll appreciate this episode. He attempts to find direction for the team's investigation by relying on his old gig and "finding his lead actor," the suspect. And the scenes with Lane are gold.
Two characters now have extensive skin in the game of finding whodunit (or if who turns out to be Tim); I expect we will learn in E4 what motivates Steve Martin's character and made him the antisocial curmudgeon we see today.
I was not so impressed with S1E1 and gave the show a short leash but E2 was super. E3 is not quite as good but is well more than enough to keep going in the series.
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