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Tom inspects the messy study, the bullets holes in the walls leading to two bodies slumped against a desk, and then the bodies themselves. Bing and his assistant, Larry, have guns in their hands, but the expression of shock immortalized on their faces suggests the attack came out of nowhere. Edd’s pawing through any leaning tower of blueprints and files to find evidence of a vengeful outsider. Matt is distracted by the full body mirror by the bookshelves while Tord creeps closer to the door every time Tom takes his eyes (?) off him. Deciding he’s not nearly drunk enough for this, Tom pulls out his flask and drinks deep.

“It was Tord.” He accuses after the burn in his throat settles down.

Startled, Edd drops a stack of files. “What? No, it’s this guy.” He thrusts an open file at Tom, showing off the picture of a brunette man with unusually large eyebrows.

“Okay, one: that man is not anywhere in the mansion; and two: Tord’s been trying to leave to get rid of the weapon and gun powder residue for about seven minutes now.” At Tom’s pointed glance, Tord freezes from reaching for the doorknob then backs away with a confidant smile.

“Edd, you know Tom is always trying to blame stuff on me.”

“Oh, so that’s not a gun in your pocket?”

Tord immediately drags his hoodie down when Edd and Matt’s attention snap over to him. It only accents the pistol in his front pocket more.

“No!” Tord denies.

It’s hard to believe they came for a movie and now have to solve (or cover up) a murder thanks to good old trigger-happy Tord. At least Tom is enjoying how uncomfortable Tord is as he tries to adjust his hem. Edd hums, pondering the overwhelming evidence.

“I don’t think it is him, though.”

Yep, not nearly drunk enough for this.

“He does have a gun, Edd.” Matt reasons. He’s now Tom’s favorite person in the room.

Edd dismisses it, “He always has a gun. He’s never ArmaLite after all.”

“Oh, yeah. I guess it wasn’t him then.” Matt is no longer Tom’s favorite person.