What are the chances that Fitzpatrick is in fact under Rioās payroll? Has this been discussed yet? :)
Also...Thank you for your service in the over-analysis department, really really appreciate it, as we all know how subtle the show is by now š
Thank you! I know some people think things arenāt that deep, haha, but I love untangling meaning or drawing conclusions. I do think most things are intentional, but even some small inconsequential things still convey meaning, and I still think itās fun to read into that!
And I think the show has so deliberately left it wide open, but I do tend to think that Rio knows about the hitman. I think itās too coincidental that Rio showed up inside her house (for the first time! all season!) right after the scheduled hit, only to drag Beth away for a private (for the first time since 3.04!) conversation where he confronted her about where sheās spending her money. I also think itās suspicious that Fitzpatrick cancelled the hit for an ex-lovers breach that we didnāt see Beth deliberately lie about (they love showing Beth lie! it wouldāve been such an interesting lie to see!)āthat makes me think that particular clause was not explained to her. On top of that, I find it suspicious that Fitzpatrick then organized a fake hit as aĀ ātestā before ghosting entirely. Plus, he knew that someone, but not who, slept with Rio. To me, this indicates he didnāt find out via the gynecologist or Dean, and therefore Iād rule out Tobin and PJ (the baby hitmen) as well. That leaves Annie, Ruby, and Rioās boys who have definitive reasons to believe that they were sleeping togetherābut we know it was Annie and Ruby. Therefore, if itās not Rio himself, itās Rioās boys, in which case Iād stillĀ assume Rio figured it out after the fact.
I also draw a parallel between Beth stalking Rio in 2.11 and getting caught and stalking Fitzpatrick in 3.10 and getting caught. Itās the same episode that we learn that Fitzpatrick is stalking Rioāclosely, at multiple locations for multiple days.Ā
Itās possible that Rio just suspectsĀ Beth is up to something, but to me, it all seems too deliberate to be a coincidence. Itās possible that Rio merely suspects Beth is up to something, but doesnāt know what, but even Rio bemusedly suggesting that next timeĀ BethĀ (rather than anyone else) empty the clip could be an interpretation that heās figured it out and is reminding her that this isnāt how it works.
My theoryāthat I fully expect to be wrong, but which I enjoyāis that Rio discovered the hit and paid Fitzpatrick more money than Beth did to cancel the hit. Fitzpatrick has already been established as being greedy and money-driven and pedantic down to the last dime, so itās something Iād believe too.Ā
I think itās also supported by Rio generally being one step ahead of everything, and I think itād be a pretty delicious explosion if he confronts her about it and catches her off guard!














