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• Why does Miles Bron name his island retreat the 'Glass Onion'?▾

  Miles chose the name because he sees himself as transparent and an open book — a genius with nothing to hide. The irony Benoit Blanc highlights is that a glass onion is still an onion: you can see straight through it, yet it is layered and still conceals its core. The name ultimately symbolizes how Miles hides his fraudulence in plain sight, counting on people to mistake his performative openness for actual honesty.

• How did Andi Brand actually die, and who killed her?▾

  Andi was murdered by Miles Bron after she discovered he had no real scientific breakthrough behind Alpha — his hydrogen fuel source was dangerously unstable and built on her stolen napkin idea. Miles poisoned her with a lethal dose of the same compound he later attempted to use on Blanc and Helen. He staged her death to look like a suicide, counting on the Disruptors' loyalty and self-interest to keep them silent.

• Who is Helen Brand, and why does she impersonate Andi on the island?▾

  Helen Brand is Andi's twin sister. After Andi was killed, Helen approached Benoit Blanc because the police had closed the case as a suicide and she had no evidence of foul play. Blanc agreed to smuggle her onto the island disguised as Andi — using the fact that only Miles had been in direct contact with Andi before the trip — so Helen could search for the napkin that proved Andi's ownership of the Alpha concept and expose Miles as both a thief and a murderer.

• What is the significance of the napkin, and why does Miles destroy it?▾

  The napkin is a scrap on which Andi originally sketched the Alpha fuel concept, making it physical proof that the idea was hers and not Miles's. Miles had stolen it along with the company by bribing the other Disruptors to give false testimony against Andi in the lawsuit. When Helen finally retrieves it from the locked box, Miles immediately burns it to eliminate the last piece of evidence that could expose his fraud and implicate him in Andi's murder.

• Why does Helen destroy the Glass Onion building at the end rather than simply presenting evidence to the police?▾

  With the napkin burned, Helen had no remaining documentary proof of Miles's crimes, and the Disruptors had already shown they would lie under oath to protect him. By smashing the Klear-powered glass panels and igniting a chain reaction that destroys Miles's prized Glass Onion — live, in front of every witness and on camera — she forces the truth into the open in a way that cannot be quietly buried. The act strips Miles of his carefully constructed image and leaves him publicly exposed, ensuring the story cannot be suppressed.