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When last we saw Connor, he was spinning a tall tale to ex-love Oliver about being a relapsed drug addict — in order to explain his unhinged behavior on Murder Night. "It's a pretty big lie. It was very bold of Connor," says Falahee. "That's the intriguing part of the second half of Season 1. The writers did a really magnificent job of constructing this web of white lies surrounding the murder plot: How can you maintain the charade of everyday life when you've hacked up someone's charred remains?" Falahee adds that Connor will put a level of commitment into maintaining his addiction alibi, adding, "maybe that lie isn't that far-fetched for Connor."

Will the sole member of the "Keating Five" not involved in Sam's murder get suspicious about his frenemies' behavior? "Asher is very oblivious," says McGorry. "He's a smart guy, but he's book smart, he's not emotionally intelligent. He can't understand social cues or how people around him are feeling." One thing we can expect from the character, however, is his patented hip action: "Asher is someone who simply dances as he moves. At the very least, we will see some movement that may resemble dancing."

"We pick up right after the murder, and it's really a choose-your-own adventure of what's going to happen with this character," jokes King about her increasingly stressed-out striver. But what to make of her future mother-in-law's dig about Michaela being "bayou trash"? "That was a surprise, wasn't it?" the actress asks, laughing. "We had always talked about things being deceiving with my character and maybe not coming from a wealthy background. But I didn't know we were going all the way to the backwoods. I figure I should brush off my Southern accent." And while Michaela's missing engagement ring could spell trouble in the coming episodes, King says she's "most excited for fans to see everything that happens with her relationship with Aiden."

While Wes was indeed the one who struck the fatal blow against Annalise's hubby, she did help him plan the body disposal and cover-up. So, are they allies? "It's sort of make-or-break at this point," Enoch stresses. "They're bound ever closer by the secret that they share. But the writers find new and genius ways to put a lot of strange things in our relationship." As for viewers who have been thrown by Annalise's sometimes maternal, sometimes sexual vibe toward Wes, this is all Enoch will reveal:  "Viola [Davis] brings so much to the table that it's always shifting. She embraces that complexity. I would hate to say something definitive like, 'Well, it's this or that.' In these new upcoming episodes, they get brought closer and they get torn apart. It's a complicated set of roles that she fulfills. And the way he responds to her is equally varying."

"The big tease is that all those relationships and intra-office dynamics — they're going to be changing constantly from episode to episode," says Weil. "So much happens. It's crazy. I'm surprised these people aren't just sitting in a corner, rocking back and forth." Yet while Bonnie was reduced to a weeping, begging mess when Annalise fired her right before Sam's death, those huge emotions will take a backseat in the second half of the season. "She's going to become Robo-Bonnie. She's going to have to develop more layers and put on her game face and prove herself to Annalise," adds Weil. "I'm excited for [viewers] to see different sides of Bonnie. She's always someone who behaves differently in front of [different] people. There's Bonnie with the students, Bonnie with Annalise and Bonnie with Asher."

The last six episodes of Season 1 will show us "Frank's skill set and why Annalise — despite Frank's shortcomings and his being irresponsible and sleeping with students — keeps him around," promises Weber. "There will be some layers peeled back about him as a person, but as far as the meat of that and his relationship with Annalise, we're saving that for later."