Warning: This story contains spoilers for โThe Better Season.โ
Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks took viewers on a whirlwind murder-mystery in โThe Better Sister.โ
The eight-episode Prime Video thriller, released on May 29, follows two estranged sisters โ Chloe (Biel), a high-profile media executive, and Nicky (Banks), a recovering addict who struggles to make ends meet โ who reunite after the death of Chloe’s husband, lawyer Adam (Corey Stoll). In a surprising twist, Adam also happened to be Nicky’s ex-husband and the father of her teenage son, Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan).
Chloe has been raising Ethan after she and Adam cut ties with Nicky.
The show is based on the book by the same name by Alafair Burke and takes a number of twists and turns after Adamโs murder.
While Chloe is the one who finds Adam dead inside their home, Ethan is the prime suspect, getting arrested and going on trial for the death of his father.
However, things are not what they seem and the truths that are eventually revealed bring Chloe and Nicky closer together.
Read on to find out what happens at the end of โThe Better Sisterโ and who killed Adam.
Ethan did not kill his father, Adam โ but he did play a role in his death
It’s revealed that Ethan had a complicated relationship with his father and even witnessed Adam being abusive towards Chloe.
While Ethan’s DNA was found on his father the night of his death, he did not kill Adam.
However, when Ethan found Adam dead, he believed Chloe might have killed him. Not wanting her to be incriminated, he moved furniture and made a mess inside the house to make it seem like there was a robbery.
During the trial, Chloe testifies and reveals that Adam was abusive towards her. She shares that she and Adam’s friend and colleague Jake (Gabriel Sloyer) had a romantic relationship and he knew about the abuse. She uses Jake and their affair to make him another suspect in the case.
Because of Jake’s potential involvement, Ethan is found not guilty.
Nicky was framed by Adam in an attempt to take Ethan away from her
Ethan was taken away from Nicky when he was a baby because of her alcoholism. The tipping point was when Nicky became unconscious when she was in the pool with Ethan and the two were found face down.
It turns out that Adam drugged Nicky’s drink and when she blacked out he called 9-1-1, alleging that he found her and their son drowning in the pool.
It turns out, Nicky knew all along that Adam set her up.
Who killed Adam?
While it appeared that Ethan and Nicky were also estranged, it turns out that he had been communicating with her over the years.
After Ethan witnesses Adam hurting Chloe, he calls Nicky and told her what he saw. Angry with Adam for what he did to her and now her sister, Nicky goes to their house to confront him and stop him from abusing Chloe.
She and Adam begin to argue and things get physical. At one point, Adam strangles Nicky and she fatally stabs him in the neck.
After it’s revealed that Adam orchestrated Nicky’s demise, she confesses to Chloe that she killed Adam.
Worried that Detective Nancy Guidry (Kim Dickens) and Detective Matt Bowen (Bobby Naderi) are on to her, she and Chloe make a plan to pin it on someone else.
Who is framed for Adam’s death?
Throughout the season, Chloe has been looking into Adam’s work and law firm. She was met with some resistance and threats from Bill (Matthew Modine), a founding partner of the law firm where Adam worked who is involved in some shady dealings.
With the FBI already interested in Bill, Chloe uses this to her advantage. She gets more information about Bill’s illegal work from Jake, who gets fired from the law firm. Jake tells Chloe that Adam knew what Bill was doing, had the evidence against him and started to get a guilty conscience.
Chloe ends up framing Bill for Adam’s death by making it seem like he was seeking revenge against Adam for wanting to talk to the FBI.
There is one more unexpected death
One of the last scenes in the season finale shows Jake’s body found on the beach. It’s unclear how he died, whether he committed suicide or was targeted by Bill.
