Who might have stolen the gun in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4? Speculations explored 

The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4 saw a lot of character and story developments, with Belinda finally realizing who 'Gary' is and Rick opening up about his past.

The final moments of the episode saw an unsupervised gun, which is an immediate callback to Season 3's opening scene, which saw the shooting and a yet-to-be-revealed dead body.

Gaitok has already received a lot of criticism from the show's fans due to his lack of focus while on the job. He is distracted whenever Mook is around him. Adding to his list of stupid mistakes, he left a gun out in the open in his small office just to walk Mook back to the hotel.

An unsupervised gun is a dangerous weapon, especially in The White Lotus universe, and it is no surprise that Gaitok was looking for it while the episode's end credits rolled. The ending of episode 4 hints that Timothy Ratliff might have stolen Gaitok's gun in episode 3.

More on the stolen gun in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4 in our story.

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The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4 hints that Timothy might have stolen the gun

Among the other mysteries in The White Lotus, the gun thief has also been added to the mix, with Timothy, the Ratliff patriarch, being the obvious suspect. Throughout the new season, he has been tense and on his phone, clearing out a 'business emergency'.

The latest episode saw him talking with his lawyer about money laundering and fraud. It appears that Timothy is amid a nasty business situation, which has been made even more aggravated by the pills he has been taking.

Episode 3 saw Tim's wife suggesting that he take some of her pills to calm his mind, and he seems to be getting addicted to the numbing effects they have on his mind.

In the final moments of the episode, he was seen eyeing Gaitok's unsupervised gun. After that, he was confronted by Pam, who asked him, "Would you like to give that back now?" The question caught him off-guard, making it seem that Tim was the one who stole the gun.

While Pam was confronting him about his phone, which he stole from the locker earlier, his nervousness and fear of getting caught hints that he might be the gun thief and will have a role to play in the eventual shooting scene, set in Episode 1.

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Reddit theories on the stolen gun in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4

While the episode hinted that Tim stole Gaitok's gun, fans know better after watching three seasons of the show and its twists and turns. While Tim likely stole the gun, it does not confirm he will be the eventual killer. Many Reddit users like, u/Lex_Loki, think he might attempt suicide:

''Timothy is going to try to kill himself but that gun doesn't have bullets.''

Another Reddit user, u/catlover79969, is confident that Tim took the gun:

''I think it’s heavily implied he went and took it from the security room. When Pam said are you going to give that back it was heavily implying he took the gun and has it in his pocket''

Another interesting observation by user, u/chroniciconic, suggests that the friend trio's water gun scene was foreshadowing and they will also be somehow related to the eventual shooting:

''The three women running from the water guns screaming “don’t shoot us” - foreshadowing?''

While the mystery around the gun is apparent, its introduction proves that the show is slowly moving forward to the eventual finale, which will reveal who died and how.

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