This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the Netflix series Everything Inside.
In the midst This is what’s insideMaya reveals Cyrus’s biggest secret through a tiny detail – a critical moment that determines his unexpected ending. The mind-blowing Netflix film is full of secret desires and shocking twists. While some are explored early on, most of the twists and turns happen during the game. This is what’s insideends. Besides the Beatrice reveal, the most powerful secret is Cyrus’ hidden feelings for Nikki.
Cyrus only met Shelby after Nikki turned him down, which he never told his girlfriend. Besides Dennis, the only person potentially aware of Cyrus’s feelings is Maya, who was in Nikki’s body during the first round of the game. Because she thought he was from Forbes, Maya did not immediately reveal the secret. However, she finally understands what he was hiding during the most tense moment. This is what’s inside.
Maya discovered that Cyrus was indeed in Ruben’s body during the first round of What’s Inside
Cyrus mentions that he cut himself earlier in the body swap game.
After things go wrong in the second round of the body swap game, Shelby wants to stay in Nikki’s body, refusing to switch everyone back. Cyrus goes after her to win her affection and Maya is in the same room. Before showering her with compliments, the first thing he tells Shelby is that she needs to be careful with the chair she sits on because he accidentally cut himself on it earlier – a statement that will be his undoing.
In reality, Cyrus will return to his body regardless of his decision; the only difference seems to be whether Shelby will vouch for Cyrus’ innocence.
Although it takes her a minute to realize it, Maya figures out that Cyrus, pretending to be Forbes, was inside Ruben’s body in the first round. This is what’s inside. She was in Nikki’s body when he tried to contact her and cut himself. Instead of keeping this knowledge to herself, Maya accuses Cyrus of his lies and depravity.
How Cyrus’ Lies Landed Him in Prison
Shelby tests Cyrus’ honesty before the final body swap
When Shelby finds out about Cyrus’ lies, she immediately begins to doubt him again. Her questions are likely made worse by the fact that he insists in a panicked voice that she is ignoring Maya, making it seem like he is guilty. To find out the truth Shelby enlists Beatrice’s help in developing a plan. She gives Cyrus a tense ultimatum. Option one: she will return everyone to their original bodies (except Dennis and Maya, who will take Ruben and Brooke) and help explain Cyrus’s innocence to the police. Option two: If he wants Nikki, she will keep Nikki’s body and replace Cyrus with Ruben’s body.
In reality, Cyrus will return to his body regardless of his decision; the only difference seems to be whether Shelby will vouch for Cyrus’ innocence. When he betrays her by choosing Nikki, she returns him to his body and allows the police to take him to prison, which he did not expect. In one of the sweetest last lines, she repeats to him an insult he said earlier in This is what’s inside about how he lived with a rusty shovel shoved up his ass.