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The second drawer down had a gun in it I actually reached out to touch it but stopped ht, and since there had been no shots fired in self-defense, we had no reason to think that Ray Marchand had a gun in his desk I called Newman over to see it

“Why didn’t he use the gun?” he asked

“We already said it: He trusted them and didn’t think they were a threat”

“A shapeshifter that has lost control looks like a threat,” Newman said

“Maybe Bobbydevil’s advocate

We both looked at the door, trying to visualize the scene The leopard could potentially make the leap from the door to the desk “Were all the drawers closed like this?”

“As far as I remember, yes”

“Ask around to anyone else that was a first responder Just ask if they noticed anything moved, disturbed, or open in the desk area besides the stuff on top being on the floor,” I said

“And if no one re open?” Newman asked

“Ray was prepared to defend himself Even if the leopard hit the door and made the leap to the desk, the drawer should have been open I’un and aim, let alone shoot You kno fast shapeshifters move”

“So, he opens the drawer, and then the leopard is slashing at him He does have defensive wounds on his arms”

“The leap could have knocked over the lale cleared the desk,” I said

“Are we trying to figure out how Bobby did it, or how someone else did it?” he asked

“We’re trying to get to the truth,” I said

He nodded “Okay Nohat?”