How did Richard get a [red] black eye at the end of Knives Out?

The closing scene of Knives out takes place in the driveway in front of the Thrombley house. During this scene, we notice that Richard now has a red patch surrounding his left eye. In the previous scene, just moments before, Richard did not have a red patch.

My assumption is that Linda, who had just read Harlan's last note to her, was enraged to learn of Richard's infidelity, and had struck him, either by slap or fist.

Is this the likely explanation, or did I miss something?

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At the epilogue, Linda Thrombey finally manages to decrypt the message Harlan left her, exposing the affair of her husband Richard, and stares at him dejectedly. Shortly after, in the very last scene, Richard is seen sporting a black left eye, implying that Linda is the one who caused it.

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What was the note at the end of Knives Out?

Fran made a copy of the report's header, storing the original in the same clock where she hid her marijuana (the "stash" she sometimes shared with Marta and Meg), and sent it to Ransom with the note, "I know what you did," along a meeting time and place, where she intended to confront him.

What did the baseball mean in Knives Out?

December 2, 2019 at 5:53 pm. Consider the ball symbolic for Richard and Linda's relationship. \u2013 The ball had the names of the players of a winning team. Richard and Linda were a winning combination and like the ball he had an affair and threw it out the window. \u2013

Is Knives Out a true story?

It's a premise that sounds like it was pulled right from any murder mystery novel, but Knives Out isn't actually based on a specific book.

What are the red herrings in Knives Out?

10 Marta Killed Harlan? - Knives Out Later in the film, it's revealed that Thrombey grandson Ransom, played by Chris Evans, purposefully switched out the medications and hid the antidote so that Marta would accidentally inject Harlan with a fatal dosage and would be unable to save him with the antidote.

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