The detective scanned the blood-spattered lounge. "Suspicious."

The rookie sighed. "Well, yeah."

"No body. The purported victim owes money. He'll have fled, leaving—"

"Sir?"

"Mark my words, lad, this was set up."

"Sir?" The rookie backed out of the bathroom. "Maybe check in there?"

"Ah. As I was saying, #unplanned by the victim. But carefully planned by someone else."

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