Marv

**Marv** is a recurring character in Season 1 and Season 2 of *Only Murders in the Building*. He is a superfan of the Only Murders in the Building podcast, along with Sam, Paulette, and Grant.

He is played by Daniel Oreskes.

## History

### Only Murders in the Building Podcast Fandom

Sam started a fansite for the Only Murders podcast called The Itty-Bitty Omit-Bitty Committee, where he met Paulette, Marv, and Grant. They met up outside the Arconia to watch for the trio. When he spotted Oliver and Mabel returning to the Arconia, he tried to talk to them, asking if they had a new episode. Oliver was delighted that they had fans, but became aggressive after he was asked about the new episode. Mabel bundled him into the building, which Sam found hilarious and called a "classic Oliver-Mabel exchange."

Later, Oliver passed them again and they called out to him. He was surprised they were still there, except for Grant. He lied and said that everything was coming together with the podcast and asked them all to come with him.

In Charles's apartment, Oliver introduced the fans to everyone, though they knew who everyone in the room was because of their avid listening. The fans helped as they ran through the evidence to try to figure out who did it. They eventually recreated the night, with Marv playing Theo, Paulette as Lester, and Sam as Tim. After this recreation, the trio started recording right away, with the fans as their live audience. When they finished, the fans clapped. Despite having been present at the recording, the fans all listened to the podcast together when it was released.

### Trio's Arrest

Marv, along with Grant, Paulette, and Sam watched as Oliver, Mabel, and Charles were arrested after they were found hovering over Bunny Folger's dead body.

### Telling the Story

Marv gathered outside the Arconia as the trio told the story of how they confronted Jan after figuring out she was the killer. When Bunny noted that their gathering violated Arconia rules, Marv noted that he briefly thought Bunny was Tim's murderer because he was behind on his building fees.

### Overhearing the Trio

Marv, Sam, Grant, and Paulette were at the diner, sitting near the trio when they overheard Mabel talking about the secret passageways in the Arconia. When the trio left, the fans talked about the case and how the podcast season was going and Mabel dating Alice.

### Mid-Season Drag

Grant, Paulette, Sam, and Marv came to the diner, where they snooped while the trio had a conversation at a table nearby. They are concerned that the podcast was dragging and the cops might solve the crime before they did. Marv tried to get his Sixth Avenue slasher theory back in, but they said they'd already given him an entire episode for that. Sam said he was considering a move to another podcast, which Paulette was already listening to. Mare was upset about them jumping ship and declared loyalty to Only Murders in the Building. He went over to the trio to talk to them, but then a blackout hit. He tried to share his theory with them, but they didn't have time and left the diner.

Wanting to help, Marv went over to the Arconia, where he went to find Lucy to protect her from the Sixth Avenue Slasher. In doing so, he scared off the killer, who had been following Lucy through the passageways. When the trio stopped him, they initially believed he was the killer until Lucy told them he wasn't the person who had been following her. Because he'd helped them by scaring off the killer, Oliver agreed to let him record an episode with them, saying they were low on quality content anyway.

### Killer Reveal Party

Marv was among those who were invited to a "Killer Reveal Party" at Bunny's apartment. When they had all arrived, the attendees debated if a killer reveal party was a party to reveal a killer or a reveal party that was killer in nature. Before the could settle the debate, Oliver, Mabel, and Charles entered the party and explained that they'd solved Bunny's murder and would reveal the killer to them, but only as part of a show they were putting on and wanted them all to participate in. Once they'd all agreed, they began setting up. An hour later, Cinda and Poppy arrived, prepared to record their own podcast because Cinda believed they'd been invited to Mabel's confession. Charles explained that they'd be revealing Bunny's real killer and pointed the finger at Cinda. He declared that she'd killed Bunny and hid her tracks with the help of a crooked cop. She asked how he knew about Kreps. Charles then laid out how instead of solving crimes for her podcast, she made them up. Cinda asked why she'd want to kill a woman she never met. Lester interjected that he had the logs that showed several visits to the Arconia, meaning she did meet Bunny. Cinda said she was just keeping tabs on the Kono investigation. The trio tried more things to unsettle Cinda, but she still couldn't confess. Mabel said that was because she didn't do it and pointed the finger at Alice, saying she wanted the painting and when Bunny asked for too much money for it, Alice killed her to get it. Alice flew into a rage and grabbed a nearby knife, intending to stab Mabel, but hitting Charles instead when he pushed Mabel out of the way. Charles collapsed to the floor while Uma called the police and the others restrained Alice. Oliver and Mabel cried and held Charles's hand as he bled to death.

As Howard comforted Mrs. Gambolini, Uma told them police and the ambulance were three minutes away. Cinda said that she was sorry for Charles's death, but said Mabel was incredible and offered her a job, saying she could even have her own podcast. This upset Poppy, who said there was nothing tying Alice to the murder and her confessing was just pure luck. Meanwhile, Poppy does everything for Cinda. As she talked, Poppy started sneezing. She said she was the one to tell Cinda about the art in the first place. Mabel questioned why and Poppy said it was for a podcast, but Cinda wasn't interested. Poppy continued to sneeze as she talked, prompting Oliver to ask if she had some kind of allergy, perhaps to Mrs. Gambolini. Mabel said the killer sneezed while leaving the crime scene. Poppy challenged that it wasn't uncommon to be allergic to birds and asked if they were going to believe some young girl hiding in the walls. Oliver said that only the killer could know about Lucy. Cinda then revealed that she knew that Poppy was really Becky Butler, the woman whose "murder" was the subject of Cinda's podcast, *All Is Not OK in Oklahoma*. When Poppy asked who told her that, Charles popped out from under the sheet and said it was them. The whole night was staged, including the two false accusations. Poppy said she just wanted to make a good podcast. She wanted Cinda to notice her, but things went wrong. While she talked about why she did it, Williams came in to arrest her while Kreps waited outside, already in handcuffs of his own.

## Gallery

### Episode Stills

Photography by Craig Blankenhorn and Patrick Harbron"Fan Fiction" (S01E08)"Hello, Darkness" (S02E08)"I Know Who Did It" (S02E10)

## References

1. ↑ "Fan Fiction" (2021). Season 1, episode 8.
2. ↑ "Open and Shut" (2021). Season 1, episode 10.
3. ↑ "The Last Day of Bunny Folger" (2022). Season 2, episode 3.
4. ↑ "The Tell" (2022). Season 2, episode 5.
5. ↑ "Hello, Darkness" (2022). Season 2, episode 8.
6. ↑ "I Know Who Did It" (2022). Season 2, episode 10.