Maya's Camera: Did She See Joe?

In the Netflix series *Fool Me Once*, Maya (Michelle Keegan) is shocked when she sees her late husband Joe (Richard Armitage) on her nanny cam footage. However, it is later revealed that the video was a deepfake produced using Joe's wedding video and footage of the nanny's boyfriend, who resembles Joe. Judith, Joe's mother, orchestrated the deepfake in an attempt to rattle Maya and make her confess to her son's murder.

Was it really Joe on the nanny cam?

In the Netflix series *Fool Me Once*, based on the book of the same name by Harlan Coben, the protagonist Maya (played by Michelle Keegan) believes she sees her late husband Joe (Richard Armitage) on a nanny cam. This occurs in the first episode, shortly after Joe's funeral, when Maya is grieving his murder.

In the footage, a figure who appears to be Joe is shown hugging their daughter in the playroom, wearing clothes that Maya later finds missing from Joe's wardrobe. However, it is later revealed that the nanny cam footage was a deepfake, created by superimposing Joe's image from his and Maya's wedding video onto the body of the nanny's boyfriend, Luka. The deception was orchestrated by Joe's mother, Judith, who suspected Maya of lying about Joe's death and wanted to elicit a confession from her.

Thus, it was not really Joe on the nanny cam, but a manipulated video created as part of a plot to rattle Maya and make her question her own sanity.

Why did the nanny spray pepper spray in Maya's eyes?

In the Netflix series *Fool Me Once*, the nanny, Isabella, sprays pepper spray in Maya's eyes because she is paid to manipulate footage and make Maya question her sanity. Isabella's boyfriend, Luka, is the person seen in the video wearing Joe's clothes, with Joe's face superimposed onto his using deepfake technology.

In the series, Maya Stern (played by Michelle Keegan) is a widow trying to come to terms with the murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). She is given a nanny cam by a friend, which she uses to spy on her nanny, Isabella. Maya is stunned when she sees what appears to be Joe on the video footage, hugging their daughter in the playroom. She checks Joe's wardrobe and finds that the clothes he was wearing in the video are missing.

When Isabella arrives at work, Maya grills her about the footage, but Isabella seems shocked that Maya has been spying on her and confused about the footage of Joe. Isabella then sprays pepper spray in Maya's eyes and runs away, taking the SD card from the computer with her.

It is later revealed that Isabella and Luka were paid by Joe's mother, Judith, to manipulate the footage. Judith suspects Maya is lying about Joe's death and wants to rattle Maya so that she confesses to the murder.

Why was Shane acting suspiciously?

In the Netflix series *Fool Me Once*, Maya Stern, an ex-army captain, witnesses the murder of her husband, Joe, and soon after, sees him on her nanny cam. She enlists the help of her former colleague and close friend Shane to help her investigate certain situations. However, Shane's behaviour becomes suspicious.

Shane is introduced as one of Maya's closest friends and is often seen watching Maya's daughter, Lily, when she has to dash off on her clue-hunting missions. Maya asks Shane to track down number plates, test bullets, and investigate Detective Kierce. Shane does all of this willingly, but his behaviour starts to change in episode four when he turns up in the middle of the night, frightening Maya. At the end of the same episode, Shane is seen putting a tracker on Maya's car. In episode six, he gets frustrated with Maya when she doesn't tell him the truth, and he is also seen waiting for her in her house without her knowing, watching her in the dark.

Shane's behaviour is never fully explained in the series, but there are a few theories. Some viewers suggest that Shane could have been involved in the Burkett family's cover-up, while others believe he was a red herring. The most popular theory is that Shane was a loyal (if overprotective) friend to Maya and was concerned about her wellbeing following Joe's death. Shane's mysterious behaviour is finally addressed by Harlan Coben, who explains that Shane was an overprotective friend, worried about Maya's state of mind, and wanted to keep an eye on her and her daughter by tracking her car.

Who killed Joe?

In the Netflix series Fool Me Once, Maya Stern's husband Joe Burkett is killed by Maya. Maya (Michelle Keegan) is an ex-military pilot and single mother who is dealing with Joe's murder. She sees him alive on a secret nanny cam, hugging their daughter in their playroom. Maya discovers that the footage was a deepfake created by two of Judith Burkett's (Joe's mother) household staffers, Izabella and Luka, at Judith's request. Judith suspected Maya was lying about Joe's death and wanted to rattle her.

In flashbacks, we learn that Maya suspected Joe of killing her sister, Claire. Claire had been leaking damning information about the Burkett family's unlawful dealings to Corey the Whistle. Joe found out and killed her, staging it as a robbery gone wrong. Maya learns that the gun used to kill Claire was the same one that Joe tried to shoot her with in the park. This confirms her suspicions, and she shoots and kills Joe, telling the police that nearby bikers tried to rob them.

In the end, Maya confesses to Detective Sami Kierce that she killed Joe after finding out the truth about Claire's death. She is arrested after it is discovered that the bullets from Joe and Claire's murders match, and a witness, Rambo, comes forward, having seen Maya shoot Joe in the park.

Why did Judith suspect Maya was lying about Joe's death?

Judith suspects Maya is lying about Joe's death because she sees him on a nanny cam. Maya is stunned and frantically asks her daughter, Lily, if she saw her father in the house the previous day, but she says no. However, Maya isn't convinced and goes to check Joe's wardrobe, where she finds that the shoes and shirt he was wearing in the video are missing.

Maya then grills her nanny, Isabella, who seems shocked that Maya has been spying on her and confused when Maya shows her the footage of Joe. Isabella claims not to understand what Maya is implying and leaves. However, Isabella then sprays pepper spray in Maya's eyes and runs away, taking the SD card from the computer with her.

Maya eventually tracks down Isabella and her partner, Luka, threatening them to get to the truth. They confess that Judith ordered them to manipulate the footage. Judith suspected Maya of lying about Joe's death and wanted to rattle her so that she would slip up and admit the truth.

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