[ that question is going to need another drink to answer. ]

... Varian, maybe. He's clever, and contributes a lot to solving the murders. His partner is smart, too. Getting rid of both of them at once could help keep me safe.

[ a very practical solution... for Hikage, not the "master of the manor." Part of him wants to kill Natsuo or Kyouka for the chaos and despair it would create, but that part of him has become smaller and smaller each week. ]