Zoe Cassidy is a recurring character in Season 1 of Only Murders in the Building. She was a member of The Hardy Boys and was killed by Theo Dimas at a New Year's Eve party in 2010.
She is portrayed by Olivia Reis.
History[]
Early life[]
Zoe Cassidy lived in the Arconia with her family. She was a junior at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in the Manhattan borough of New York City.[1]
Joining the Hardy Boys[]
At some point, Cassidy met and befriended Mabel Mora, Tim Kono and Oscar Torres, and joined The Hardy Boys—a group of friends founded by Mabel and Tim to solve mysteries throughout the Arconia. When the Hardy Boys would break into apartments to "solve mysteries," Zoe would occasionally steal things from the apartments. She also started dating Oscar Torres.[2]
2011 New Year's Day and Death[]
At some point in late 2010, the Hardy Boys broke into Teddy Dimas's apartment where his son, Theo Dimas was present but hiding in a secret lair behind the bookshelf. Zoe exclaimed, in front of Oscar, that she thought Theo was "hot" and that "Greek boys have the best eyes," to which Oscar replied, "I'm literally right here in front of you." Then Zoe was struck by an emerald ring, and Oscar told her she couldn't keep it. Zoe noticed Theo behind the bookshelf, and told him in ASL that, "I meant it when I said you're hot." She took the emerald ring and left.
During New Year's Eve, Zoe and Oscar got onto the elevator with Theo and Teddy Dimas. Zoe flirted with Theo before getting off the elevator and saying "Happy New Year" in ASL. Seeing her hands, Teddy noticed the stolen emerald ring, and quickly asked if she knew ASL to which Zoe replied that she had a deaf cousin. After she left, Teddy confronted Theo about the emerald ring, and told him to get it back.
On the roof, Zoe and Oscar got into a fight. Theo asked for the ring back, she gave it back, but got angry with him. She started pushing him and she pushed off of him/jerked away from him, accidentally causing her to fall to her death.[3]
Personality[]
Zoe is entitled and spoiled, and bored with her life, which is affluent but she finds it empty. She stole jewelry and drugs from people's apartments when they were "Hardy Boy-ing" there. She is also snobby, comparing dating Oscar to dating "the help" in a fit of anger. She was cruel to Theo when he tried to help her, and clearly saw him as inferior to herself. She did not consider him a serious romantic possibility, but enjoyed toying with him. Despite this, she could be sweet at times; and seemed to have a soft, sort-of sisterly, spot for Mabel.
Relationships[]
Oscar Torres[]
Zoe and Oscar dated when they were teenagers. Zoe accused Oscar of cheating on her on New Year's Eve (she is heard screaming at him "that is textbook cheating" in a flashback).
Theo Dimas[]
When Zoe, Mabel, Oscar, and Tim would "Hardy Boy" into others' apartments while they were younger, they broke into Teddy's apartment. Theo was there, and he hid but spied on the four as they lurked around the house. Theo could tell that Zoe said he was hot, eventually finding him and signing that she meant it. It's implied that the two of them were secretly seeing one another behind Oscar's back. Later, she was seen wearing a ring taken from Theo and Teddy's apartment, but it's unclear if Theo gave it to her or if she stole it. At the New Year's Eve roof party at the Arconia, Theo asked her to return the ring and affirmed his romantic feelings for her. She lashed out, angrily pulling the ring off her finger, slamming it into his chest, demanding he take it back. But he froze, looking at her, and didn’t move to take the ring. This made her even more mad, and she began to hit and push him again and again, demanding he take the ring back. Finally, he took the ring, briefly holding her hands in the process. This enraged her even more, so she ripped her hands away, only to lose her balance and fall backward off of the roof to her death.
Notes and Trivia[]
- Zoe has a deaf cousin, and has learned ASL to communicate with them.[4]
Gallery[]
Episodic[]
Episode Stills[]
Appearances[]
| Season One | |||||
| #01 | "True Crime" | #05 | "Twist" | #09 | "Double Time" |
| #02 | "Who Is Tim Kono?" | #06 | "To Protect and Serve" | #10 | "Open and Shut" |
| #03 | "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" | #07 | "The Boy from 6B" | ||
| #04 | "The Sting" | #08 | "Fan Fiction" | ||
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