The Residence
Warning!
Spoilers for The Residence ahead!
Uzo Aduba’sThe Residencecharacter,Cordelia Cupp, is a great detective because she is a great birder.
In the end, Detective Cordelia Cupp’s various mentions of birds created meaningful parallels within herinvestigation inThe Residence.
There were hundreds of guests at the White House during Wynter’s murder.
During this first episode, Cordelia Cupp could only mentally check off those who clearly had nothing to hide.
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Using this same skill, the detective noticed Chef Didier Gotthard behaving suspiciously.
Using this same skill, the detective noticed Chef Didier Gotthard behaving suspiciously.
However, Cupp was more hesitant.
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The pastry chef had tampered with evidence, but Cordelia felt that there was information she was missing.
To explain her reasoning to Park, the detective outlined her birding process.
She noted the importance of research andused the example of the Yellow-throated Longlcaw.
When asked whether these two images depicted the same bird, Park answered that they didbut he was wrong.
Cordelia explained thatthe bird she saw was an Eastern Meadow Larkand that the Yellow-throated Longclaw is native to Africa.
The birds simply look highly similar, which is why it’s important for birders to do their research.
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Cordelia essentially said that just because someone looks like a suspect doesn’t necessarily mean they are.
Just as in her search for the Tuamotu Sandpiper, Cordelia didn’t lose confidence.
Cordelia’s White House mystery seemed every bit as impossible during this episode ofThe Residence.
Still, just as in her search for the Tuamotu Sandpiper, Cordelia didn’t lose confidence.
She was ultimately rewarded with a significant leadthough it would take some time before it would be paid off.
Wynter’s death had been ruled a suicide.
During this adventure, shesaw a Golden-headed Quetzal, but not the Giant Antpitta.
Just as Detective Cordelia Cupp had a nemesis bird,A.B.
Wynter’s murderhad become her nemesis case.
She knew the man hadn’t killed himself, but she had run out of time to prove otherwise.
While none of these were the Giant Antpitta, Cordelia noted that “everything fits together.”
This paralleled with Wynter’s case.
She suspected he wasn’t the murderer, but everything was still related.
Just as in the first episode, she identified several from Theodore Roosevelt’s list.
They weren’t nemesis birds, but they were special to see nonetheless.
This moment calls back to the fact that there were still a handful of people whocouldhave killed A.B.
To find out who the true culprit was, Cordelia had to get them all together and observe.
Through this bird-inspired method, Detective Cordelia Cupp discovered that Lilly Schumacker killed A.B.
Birding saved the day.
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