The Fall of the House of Usher
Thursdays on NetflixThe Fall of the House of Usher Season 1 Episode 3
Murder in the Rue Morgue
Recap
The police take over the crime scene but let Pym in first. He finds someone who didn't die.
Roderick explains how Perry's orgy went south. The company had been cutting corners for long, and the building was not up to code. They connected the wrong lines and didn't test them.
Dupin wonders how the waitstaff knew to leave before the acid was released. Roderick and Madeline think Perry was targeted.
Morelle was the only surviving victim, and the family wanted to keep it a secret.
Camille spins Perry's death to gain sympathy from the public.
Camille learns about Victorine's experiments from her assistants.
Victorine runs into Verna, who baits her into agreeing to take her case, where she claims to have heart issues.
Victorine gluttonously jumps at the opportunity.
Camille visits Leo and his boyfriend, Julius, and they talk about Perry's untimely demise. Camille wants to use Leo to fix the family's reputation.
Roderick gives a lemon speech.
Roderick keeps seeing ghosts.
Young Roderick learns that Rufus undercut him by stealing his drug idea. Rufus writes him a $500 check. He also promises to promote Roderick.
At home, a furious Roderick wants to charge Rufus, but Madeline tells him to play it smart and bid his time.
Leo wakes from a drug-induced sleep and realizes he killed Julius' cat, Pluto.
He disposes of the corpse, cleans the house thoroughly, and makes Julius some eggs.
When Julius wakes up and asks where Pluto is, Leo lies, saying he hasn't seen it.
A girl Tamerlane and Bill had booked fails to show up, but there's a replacement. Verna plays the role.
Camille goes to Victorine's workplace but finds the doors locked.
The security guard is none other than Verna. They argue, and Camille demands Verna open the door.
She opens the door, and Camille takes pictures of Victorine's test monkeys.
Verna walks in and gives the facts about animal testing. The monkeys start getting aggressive.
Verna reveals what Victorine does to the monkeys by pumping them full of adrenaline. She starts acting like the monkeys.
The following day, workers report to work and find Camille killed by a monkey.
- Show:
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- Season:
- The Fall of the House of Usher Season 1
- Episode Number:
- 3