‘How to Get Away with Murder’ boss talks killer twist
How to Get Away with Murder finally revealed Sam Keating’s killer tonight—but the ABC freshman drama also left viewers with a head-scratching, yet shocking revelation before going off the air until 2015.
In the wake of the discovery that the late Lila was more than likely pregnant with Sam’s (Tom Verica) baby, Sam and Annalise (Viola Davis) get into nasty fight, both physical and verbal. It culminates in her leaving the house, while Sam gets decidedly wasted.
The final puzzle pieces of murder night come together when Michaela (Aja Naomi King) shows up to turn in the justice trophy, placing her there when Rebecca (Katie Findlay) arrives to steal information off of Sam’s computer. Wes (Alfred Enoch), Laurel (Karla Souza) and Connor (Jack Falahee) show up before things turn physical, as Sam wrestles to get the USB back from Rebecca.
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After Laurel makes a break for it with the USB, Sam goes after her. Michaela tries to slow him down by shoving him—but ends up sending his body over the banister, with him landing on the lower level with a resounding thud. Assuming he’s dead, the group begins to freak out—but not so fast. Pulling a Michael Myers, Sam gets up and starts choking Rebecca before he’s swiftly smacked over his head with the justice statue, aka the murder weapon. It’s finally revealed that Wes landed the final blow that killed Annalise’s husband.
After all the cleanup and body moving is said and done, Annalise calls everyone to her home the next morning. She explains that the cops are coming to question everyone because Sam has mysteriously gone missing; presumably, she says, he’s on the lam in the wake of Annalise accusing him of murdering Lila. Since they all know him pretty well from working on Rebecca’s case, she pleads with them to be open and honest with the cops.
There’s just one problem: It doesn’t seem like Annalise is being very open and honest herself. In a flashback to earlier in the night, before the body was moved, Wes returns to the scene of the crime to remove the murder weapon. As he regretfully tells Sam’s lifeless body that he’s sorry, Annalise suddenly responds: “Don’t be.” That’s right—she was in the house on the night of the murder.