Of of course , most viewers guessed weeks ago who ’s been killing evildoer and vex the offence scenery with Hannibal - alike attention to item . But for anyone still wondering , “ The Ten Commandments Killer ” exit no pit unturned in explain every particular of who did it , how he did it , and why he did it .
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Duh , it ’s fallen copper John Lowe ; his convenient retentivity interruption , compulsion with the case , and just generally spooky behavior made him the obvious selection — peculiarly considering the show ’s other devil are all supernatural beast forced to do their bidding within the walls of the Hotel Cortez , and the Ten Commandments Killer has been freely lurch Los Angeles .
The entire episode is basically a huge avalanche of exhibition , as John reacts to Wren ’s death ( fun fact : vampires can suicide by throwing themselves in front of cars ) by bursting into the hotel and necessitate ANSWERS . Alas , the truth leads him not to a killer he can arrest , but to himself , as Sally — who ’s had a far sneakier hold on his living and actions than we recognise — shows him the stash of exhibit consistence part veil behind an armoire in room 64 .
The first object is the hired man of a thief and it dates back to 1926 — taken by the first Ten Commandments Killer , James Patrick March . It was n’t enough for March to just execution at random in the hotel ; apparently he also had this arty side that guided him to pass judgement on anyone who did n’t diddle by the Bible ’s rules , which he seems to view more like a fun hunting challenge than anything having to do with faith . When he died before he could finish the projection , he found a worthy successor in John , who stumbled into the hotel reeling from a tough event we ’ve heard him mention before , in which a father killed himself after circumstantially induce the death of his whole family .
Anyway , that was five boozy years ago , and March and Sally have been act him ever since . They ’re both needy ; March hungers for an earthbound accomplice , so he entice the Countess to kidnap John ’s Word to make him even more vulnerable . Ghostly Sally wants John to stay with her everlastingly , so — under threat of the Addiction Demon , who ’s apparently March ’s soldier — she encourage his killing spree , with eternity together her eventual advantage . The mystique of the Hotel Cortez , of class , pass water it so John does n’t remember murdering anyone , much less hanging out with Sally and March on the habitue .
Once Good John realize what Bad John has been up to , he heads direct to the constabulary post to confess to his former partner , Det . Andy Hahn , the only soul on this show who ’s still living full - time in the actual earth . John tells him the above taradiddle , but Andy is quite understandably rather skeptical : “ I know you , buddy . You are a mountain of things , but you are no killer . ”
But John is a killer , even if he ’s just now realizing it — and he loves being a killer . He stab and castrates Andy , who he ’s long suspect of lusting after his ( now - estranged ) wife , and heads back home to the hotel , finally awake to his dependable ego . Iris , for one , is relieved ; she ’s been align her front - desk greetings fit in to which John is passing through for age now . But she also ca n’t resist exhort him to get away from the hotel while he can : “ you may lead all this behind , ” she articulate longingly . She had her chance , but that ’s no more .
Nope . John ’s got work to do , since there are two empty Melville Bell jars left to fill in March ’s Ten Commandments display of body parts . Two more murders to go . Two more sinner to penalize . Hey , “ Thou Shalt Not down ” is still up for grab , is n’t it ?
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