WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Poker Face season 2, episode 9.
Poker Faceseason 2, episode 9, “A New Lease on Death,” features Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie Cale in New York City in the middle of another murder mystery. After Charlie conned John Cho’s con-man character inPoker Faceseason 2, episode 8, and brought Sam Richardson’s movie-buff villain to justice in the heist-themedPoker Faceseason 2, episode 7, she winds up cashing in a favor from Steve Buscemi’s “Good Buddy” character by crashing at his Manhattan apartment. Charlie meets Awkwafina’s character Maddy Saint Marie in the apartment’s laundry room, which is where Maddy is killed by Alia Shawkat’s Kate Forster.
Charlie, being the charismatic and magnetic lie-detecting force that she has been throughoutPoker Faceseason 2, instantly becomes friends with Maddy and meets her grandmother, Anne, played by Lauren Tom. Maddy lets Charlie in on her and her grandma’s adoption scheme that would legally make Maddy Anne’s daughter, allowing Maddy to inherit her magnificent apartment and retain the original rent control protections.The ex-convict Kate enters the equation by rapidly becoming Anne’s romantic interestand inserting herself into a serious relationship with her in just a matter of weeks, but her real eye is on inheriting Anne’s apartment.
Poker Face Season 2 Episode 9 Cast & Cameo Guide
Who Stars In “A New Lease on Death”
Lyonne leads the cast ofPoker Faceseason 2 as the protagonist and only recurring character throughout the first nine episodes.Awkwafina, known forThe FarewellandCrazy Rich Asians, makes her series debutalong with Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), Lauren Tom (Friends), and Angel Rosario Jr. (Mayans M.C.). The supporting cast ofPoker Faceseason 2, episode 9, includes Patti Harrison, David Alan Grier, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Pej Vahdat, Kareem Rahma, Paul Douglas Anderson, and Steve Buscemi in a voice-only role.
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale: Lyonne is best known for her roles in the TV seriesRussian DollandOrange is the New Black, and feature films likeHis Three DaughtersandAmerican Pie.
Awkwafina as Maddy Saint Marie: Awkwafina is best known for her roles inOcean’s Eight,Crazy Rich Asians, andThe Farewell. She’s also appeared inThe Little Mermaid,Black Mirror, andKung Fu Panda 4.
Alia Shawkat as Kate Forster: Shawkat is best known for her roles inArrested Development,The To Do List, andWhip It. She’s recently appeared inSeverance,The Old Man, andBlink Twice.
Lauren Tom as Anne Saint Marie: Tom is best known for her roles in classic TV shows likeFriends,Futurama, andAndi Mack. She has voiced various characters inRick & Morty,Teen Titans Go!,Disenchantment,Codename: Kids Next Door,Rocket Power, andKing of the Hill.
Patti Harrison as Alex: Harrison is best known for her roles inTogether Together,The Lost City, andI Think You Should Leave. She has recently appeared inThe Electric State,Trolls Band Together, andThe Great North.
David Alan Grier as Otto: Grier is best known for his roles inJoe Pickett,They Cloned Tyrone, andThe Patient. He’s recently appeared inSt. Denis MedicalandElsbeth.
Myra Lucretia Taylor as Noreen: Taylor is best known for her roles inThe Big Sick,American Fiction, andUnfaithful. She has recently appeared inAgent Stoker,Blue Bloods, andAtlanta.
Pej Vahdat as Abdul: Vahdat is best known for his roles inTracker,The Old Man, andCity on a Hill. He’s recently appeared inAmerican Dad!andDate Everything!
Angel Rosario Jr. as Ricardo Alvarez: Rosario Jr. is best known for his roles inMayans M.C.,Power Book IV: Force, andBlack Adam. He’s recently appeared inThe Cleaning Lady,Dope Thief,Bookie, andHigh Potential.
Kareem Rahma as Ted: Rahma is best known for his roles inOr Something,Out of Order,andKeep the Meter Running. He’s recently appeared inAfter MidnightandThe Vibes.
Paul Douglas Anderson as Micky: Anderson is best known for his roles inFBI: Most WantedandJessica Jones. He’s recently appeared inLaw & Order: Organized Crime,Billions, andKaleidoscope.
Steve Buscemi as Good Buddy: Buscemi is best known for his roles inFargo,Reservoir Dogs,The Big Lebowski, andBoardwalk Empire. He’s recently appeared inThe Studio,Big Mouth, andTransformers: One.
How Charlie Set Kate Up To Push Her Off The Penthouse Balcony
Charlie Risks Her Life To Bring Kate To Justice
After Maddy’s death, which Kate caused by staging a lethal chemical reaction and locking Maddy in the laundry room by changing the door handle, Charlie quickly pieced together that the murderer was Kate. She deduced that Kate purchased the door handle from Abdul’s store because of her first encounter with Kate, who tried to return used fruit in exchange for other fruits. Anne, a fruit lover, had been waiting right out of Kate’s hand until Charlie asked Ricardo to run a background search onKate, revealing that she was wanted by police and had previously been incarcerated in a Minnesota prison.
Kate is furious to find Charlie when she arrives home with legal documents in a desperate attempt to marry Anne and acquire her apartment. Anne leaves the apartment, and Charlie stands intentionally at the balcony of the penthouse, baiting Kate to push her.Charlie bravely takes the push and pummels down several storiesto the ground below, which was protected by a large inflatable cushion with the help of Charlie’s firefighting buddy, Micky. In the end, Anne appears with her lawyer, who has Kate’s crime on camera, and Charlie risks her life to bring another killer to justice.
Why Anne Couldn’t Stay In The New York Penthouse After Maddy’s Death
Anne Couldn’t Move On There Even After Kate Was Exposed
Anne told Kate, before she was exposed, that there was no way she would be able to continue living in the apartment that she had spent most of her life in. The pain of living there without her granddaughter, Maddy, who died in the building, was too much for her to stay. She would not have been able to properly grieve and move on if she stayed in the apartment that she spent so many years in with Maddy.Even after Kate is exposed, Anne still decides to move outand allow the landlord, Otto, to sell to some rich guy named Ted, who plans to completely gut the place and make it his own.
What Happened To Kate After Being Exposed By Charlie & Anne
Charlie & Anne Likely Sent Her Back To Prison With 2 New Charges
Poker Faceseason 2, episode 9 ends without telling viewers what exactly happened to Kate. It does appear, however, that she was caught in a trap with undeniable proof andwill be heading back to prison, in one state or another, likely for life, thanks to newly acquired charges of murder (Maddy) and attempted murder (Charlie). As for Charlie, she is prone to keep moving along to different parts of the country in a “whichever way the wind blows” style. With only three episodes left ofPoker Faceseason 2, Charlie likley has three new murder mysteries to crack.
