#as lots and lots of requested suspension of disbelief for the specific sequence of events to play out how it did

[thatsparrow]

re: the ending of poker face ep 1 (with all necessary caveats that I've only seen the first episode, and am very open to seeing if these questions get answered, and that I did enjoy the ep enough to want to keep watching, but also. hm)

so. okay. charlie suspects sterling jr. and cliff of being involved in nat's death. she records them talking about their shill for the poker game

she's almost sure of her suspicion and, before returning to the hotel, sends caine the recording to punish sterling jr. (hitting him where it hurts)

> why has she not already sent the unseen photo to the cops? as soon as she realizes for sure that cliff and sterling jr. killed nat (specifically because of the photo) she knows that a) it hasn't gotten into the right hands and b) what they'll do to keep it hidden

> we haven't seen the photo, but we know it features something truly shocking, and caine is deemed morally reprehensible. I get that charlie is angry and grieving over nat, wants to get back at sterling. jr by any means possible, but if caine is such an awful human, would she really give him the tip-off he needs to get out of the country ahead of the police? even if that's not her intention, it's an unavoidable side effect. maybe we'll find out the photo's not what we think, but I doubt it, since she specifically calls out kazimir caine's name when she finally emails the photo to the authorities

she returns to the hotel, confronts sterling jr. and confirms for a fact that he's responsible for killing nat. he and cliff threaten to kill her. she tells them about the recording

> that doesn't actually seem like much of a reason for them not to kill her at that moment. if anything, it seems like giving them more motivation. the recording isn't leverage, because she's already sent it to caine. it's not, "if you kill me, he'll hear about the rigged game." the damage is already done

> why. the fuck. does she follow sterling jr. and cliff down to the high roller suite. just to gloat when they realize caine is missing? she knows they've killed nat! they already threatened to kill her!! telling them about the recording bought her some time, so why the fuck isn't she using it right away?

feels like they could have spared like, at least a shot of whatever she lands on when she jumps out a 4th floor window