The Unwedding

Catherine tearfully admits that she was responsible for Ben’s death. She explains that she and Ben were arguing because she believed that Ben had left Olivia at the altar. She shoved Ben and he fell backward onto a sculpture of a baby bird, badly injuring his head. Olivia insists that Ben did not leave her at the altar, but the conversation is interrupted by a fifth person rushing into the clearing.

Jason enters, having overheard Catherine’s confession, and refuses to leave despite Nina and Grace’s efforts. Catherine explains that, after Ben failed to show up at the wedding, she opened the dinner to the rest of the resort to get Ben alone. Ben accused her of never being satisfied with Olivia and she got so angry that she pushed him, then panicked and left. When Catherine insists that she was defending Olivia after Ben abandoned her, Olivia reveals that she and Ben were already married.

Catherine is stunned by Olivia’s admission. Olivia explains that she and Ben got married at San Francisco City Hall with Rachel, Andy, and Andy’s mother as witnesses. She bitterly tells Catherine that they only agreed to the large wedding that Catherine planned to please her. When Olivia pushes, Catherine admits that she left Ben without checking his pulse and isn’t sure if he was dead when she left. Olivia vows never to forgive her mother.

Ellery feels increasingly unsafe in the forest as storm clouds brew above them. She suggests that the group return to the resort, but Olivia ignores her and accuses Catherine of killing Matt too. Catherine denies this, explaining that she didn’t even know him. Jason leaves angrily, and Nina and Grace follow with Olivia. Ellery tries to usher Catherine back, realizing that, if Catherine didn’t kill Matt, a second murderer is likely on the property.

Ellery leaves Catherine in the clearing and runs toward the Main House. She finds Olivia, Nina, Grace, Ravi, and Rachel huddled together on the trail. The group denies having seen Jason, and Ellery worries that another person might go missing. As the storm builds, she begins to regret leaving Catherine alone, but Nina tells her it’s too late to return for her. Lightning hits a nearby tree and screams are heard in the distance. Ellery runs toward Catherine.

Ellery finds Jason holding Catherine at gunpoint in the clearing. Jason explains that Catherine accused him of killing Matt. Nina arrives and tries to get Jason to give up the gun by assuring him that no one thinks he’s a killer. As Jason starts to hand the gun over, Ellery sees his cufflinks—the same ones Ben was wearing—and realizes he is the killer. Sensing she knows what he has done, Jason shoots her.

Grace shoves Jason as he shoots Ellery, causing him to miss her torso and hit her in the arm. Olivia grabs the gun and aims it at Jason. Ravi and Grace tend to Ellery’s wounds. Ellery quietly tells them Jason moved Ben’s body because he believed police would accuse him of Ben’s murder if it was found in the woods. When Ravi relays this to Olivia, Jason rushes toward her to grab the gun. In shock, Ellery relives the moment a student died in her arms.

As she begins to lose consciousness, Ellery realizes that Jason has retaken the gun. Olivia runs to Ellery’s side and begs Jason not to harm her, reminding him that she has children. Ellery feels grateful for Olivia’s willingness to help but tells her to save herself. She gently notes that Olivia is also a mother, indicating that Olivia is pregnant. As Olivia runs, Ellery stands as Nina runs into the clearing with Maddox who’s holding a gun. Ellery passes out.

Catherine and Jason are detained by police after admitting their role in the murders. It’s revealed that Ben gave Jason a job, then fired him when Jason stole from clients. To retaliate, Jason drugged Ben and sent the text canceling the wedding so that multiple people would have motives to hurt him. When Catherine accidentally killed Ben, Jason convinced Matt to help him move the body based on their years of friendship. Jason then killed Matt when Matt panicked. Ellery also reveals that Nina is Jason’s godmother, and Morgan admits that Jason was blackmailing her and Maddox with information about their secret past in a fundamentalist cult. Andy suggests that Ellery saw the truth about the others because she was alone and noticed things others didn’t.

Cell phone service returns and Ellery receives a flurry of texts from Abby and her children reminding her how deeply she is loved, despite her loneliness over the weekend. Abby’s texts confirm that she sent the coconut cake and that she comforted Ellery’s kids through news of the storm. Each of Ellery’s three children messages her saying that they love her and hope to speak to her soon. Ellery is overwhelmed with emotion as she responds, recognizing that she is starting to heal.

The next morning, Ellery meets with Ravi and Nina to say goodbye. Ravi gives Ellery a card, telling her to read it later. He reveals that The Resort has hired Morgan and Maddox as PR and social media experts. Andy arrives to say goodbye and pushes Ellery into admitting that she uncovered his identity as the son of Senator Blaine Welch, Rachel’s boss. Grace reveals that she invented an app that has become a craze among high schoolers. It is implied that Grace and Andy have a romantic connection.

Abby asks Ellery about the Aiden Stone coconut cake and is surprised to hear there was no card. She reveals that she read about it in an issue of People magazine which also featured an article about their accident. Ellery admits that she had always avoided that article. Abby encourages Ellery to feel her grief fully, and Ellery allows herself to mourn the loss of the man she married and the life she thought she was going to have. Ellery reveals that she lost her wedding ring and never looked for it. She imagines being reunited with her children.