This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Netflix’s It’s What’s Inside.
At the climax of It’s What’s Inside, Maya figures out Cyrus’ biggest secret through a tiny detail – a critical moment that seals his surprise ending. The mind-bending Netflix movie is packed full of secret desires and shocking twists. Though some are explored early on, most of the twists come during It’s What’s Inside’s ending. Outside of the Beatrice reveal, the most influential secret is Cyrus’ hidden feelings for Nikki.
Cyrus only got together with Shelby after Nikki turned him down, a detail he never shared with his girlfriend. Outside of Dennis, the only person with potential knowledge of Cyrus’ feelings is Maya, who was in Nikki’s body during the first round of the game. Since she thought he was Forbes, Maya didn’t immediately catch onto the secret. However, she finally figures out what he’s been hiding during the most tense moment of It’s What’s Inside.
Maya Figured Out That Cyrus Was Really In Reuben’s Body During Round 1 Of It’s What’s Inside
Cyrus Mentions Cutting Himself Earlier In The Body-Swapping Game
After everything goes wrong in round 2 of the body-swapping game, Shelby wants to stay in Nikki’s body, refusing to switch everyone back. Cyrus comes after her to win her over, and Maya is in the same room. Before showering her with compliments, one of the first things he says to Shelby is that she needs to be careful with the chair she’s on because he accidentally cut himself on it earlier – the statement that would be his undoing.
In reality, Cyrus will go back into his own body no matter his decision; the only difference seems to be whether Shelby will vouch for Cyrus’ innocence.
Though it takes a minute for her to realize it, Maya puts it together that Cyrus, pretending to be Forbes, was inside Reuben’s body in round 1 of It’s What’s Inside. She was in Nikki’s body when he tried to hook up with her and nicked himself. Rather than keeping the knowledge to herself, Maya outs Cyrus for his lies and philandering ways.
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Shelby Tests Cyrus’ Honesty Before The Final Body Swap
When Shelby learns about Cyrus’ lie, she immediately starts doubting him again. Her questions are likely made worse by the fact that he insists in a panicky voice that she ignores Maya, making it seem like he’s guilty. To figure out the truth, Shelby gets Beatrice’s help concocting a plan. She gives Cyrus a tense ultimatum. Option one: she’ll switch everyone back into their original bodies (except for Dennis and Maya, who will take Reuben and Brooke), and she’ll help explain Cyrus’ innocence to the police. Option two: if he wants Nikki, she’ll keep Nikki’s body and switch Cyrus into Reuben’s.
In reality, Cyrus will go back into his own body no matter his decision; the only difference seems to be whether Shelby will vouch for Cyrus’ innocence. When he betrays her by picking Nikki, she puts him back in his body and lets the police take him to jail, a consequence he didn’t anticipate. In one of the most satisfying last lines, she repeats back to him the insult he said earlier in It’s What’s Inside about living with a rusty shovel shoved up his backside.