The Trap Series Ending Explained: Who Killed Anna? Breaking Down the Ending of the German Thriller

The Trap Series Ending Explained: Netflix’s German psychological thriller series follows famous author Lisa Konrad, who finds herself stuck at home and unable to move on from her sister’s murder after a surprise glance at the TV screen reminds her of the killer’s identity. The series, making viewers question whether Lisa is telling the truth or creating a fabricated reality, throws several twists and turns along the way to throw us off the scent.

In this twisted revenge story of the hunter and the hunted, Lisa finds herself torn between finding the truth and keeping parts of the truth hidden from herself. The miniseries revolves around grief, suspicion and the pursuit of justice and asks an important question: how far is someone willing to go to uncover the truth about a loved one’s murder?

Isabel Kleefeld directs the series (Die Falle), starring Friederike Becht, Hans Löw, Matthias Brandt, Miriam Ohlmeyer, Josephine Thiesen, Malaya Stern Takeda, Anna Schudt, and Michael Klammer. The Netflix series is based on the novel by Melanie Raabe.

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The Trap Series Ending Explained

Who Killed Anna in The Trap?

Throughout the six episodes, Lisa is convinced that journalist Robert Lenzen is responsible for her sister’s murder, as she had seen a glimpse of him when she found her sister dying on the floor. Years after the incident and suffering mentally from Anna’s death, Lisa is able to identify the culprit at first glance, even when everyone tries to make her believe otherwise. She holds on to the truth and pushes forward to support her claims, putting herself up as bait to learn the truth.

However, throughout the series, viewers are unable to distinguish between the truth and Lisa’s delusions, painting her as an unstable narrator and highlighting that not everything that she knows or believes is the truth. When Robert comes to her home for the interview, she wants to believe that she is in control of the situation; however, it soon spirals out of control as Robert almost convinces her that he’s innocent and was, in fact, not in Munich at the time of Anna’s murder.

In The Trap episode 6, however, it is finally proven that it is indeed Robert who killed Anna after she threatened to expose their affair. He wanted to break up with her and go back to his family, but Anna was blinded by jealousy and love and was tossed aside. As a result, Robert killed her to keep her quiet. Unfortunately, that’s when Lisa also arrived at Anna’s apartment, and he had to make a run for it, but not before Lisa caught a glimpse of him.

Why Does Lisa Want to Trap Her Sister’s Killer?

Along the course of the investigation into Anna’s murderer, there was never any proof or evidence of who committed the crime. Lisa, thus, knew that she couldn’t pin it only on her words and had to get some evidence against him. That’s why she laid the trap to hopefully record his confession or something on camera and tell everyone the truth.

Lisa did all of this to finally control the course of the investigation that never had anything to go on. She didn’t wait for the authorities to do something and took matters into her own hands to not only find Anna’s killer, but also prove her innocence since it came out that she was the primary suspect in the case. The plan puts her at considerable risk, since if she’s correct, then Robert can do anything to save himself. However, this is a double edged sword as it can finally put her mind at rest but also end her life!

Does Lisa’s Plan Work?

Lisa believes that she can put the suspect in a controlled environment on her home turf and interrogate him. She even trains herself to get the result that she wants. However, in the end, her plans are foiled as Robert, too, was keeping an eye on her and already knew about every move that she was going to make. While the initial plan doesn’t work and leaves Lisa even more confused than before, she eventually confronts him once again at his home before he leaves for Syria and records their interaction.

In this scenario, she finally gets his confession but also a small piece of information that she had kept secret from the audience as well – Robert had stabbed Anna 6 times, while the official assessment was 8. So who stabbed her two more times? The question leaves everyone shocked, including Lisa, who never expected Robert to quiz her.

What Does The Trap’s Ending Mean?

The ending shows that even though Lisa was on a path for vengeance, she, too, wasn’t as innocent as she wanted herself to be portrayed. As Robert eventually tells her, Lisa and Anna’s relationship was quite toxic, as the two constantly quarrelled. They were both jealous of one another and were constantly at each other’s throats. While it’s not shown explicitly, it’s hinted at that it was Lisa who stabbed her the last two times after Robert left, a revelation that she eventually erases from her phone now that Robert is dead.

In the end, the series highlights that we never really know the people whom we trust the most. While Lisa has been desperately searching for her sister’s killer, she herself was harbouring a dangerous secret and her true feelings were kept hidden from everyone around her. It paints the entire series in a different light and makes viewers question everything that they have seen thus far.

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