# An ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Star Impresses ‘Elsbeth’ With His Golf Skills in New Season 4 Sneak Peek

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/an-our-flag-means-death-star-impresses-elsbeth-with-his-golf-skills-in-new-season-4-sneak-peek/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T16:51:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/elsbeth-season-4-episode-4-nat-faxon-carrie-preston/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Nat Faxon plays a golfer under scrutiny in *Elsbeth*.
- A country-club death may not have been an accident.
- Elsbeth’s investigation coincides with meeting her son’s future in-laws.

## Summary

An exclusive preview of *Elsbeth* Season 4, Episode 5 shows Nat Faxon, known for *Our Flag Means Death*, playing a golfer whose celebrated hole-in-one draws the detective’s attention. The episode’s country-club setting brings Elsbeth’s murder investigation into her family life, as she meets the parents of her son Teddy’s future in-laws.

The episode, titled “A Bad Lie”, centres on the death of the club president, apparently killed when a branch from a famous Osage orange tree fell on him. Elsbeth and an insurance broker suspect foul play, while Perry, Faxon’s character, displays a plaque for his charity tournament shot. The episode is due to premiere on CBS on Thursday.

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