Kylah nods after hearing T'Var's response and looks pensively at Wilson's communicator. "It would seem..." she says almost to herself, "that this is likely premeditated. I know of assassinations; they were common on Elas. And they are rarely spur-of-the-moment. Yet there are elements of both premeditation and someone who took advantage of an opportunity. The unsuccessful attempt to break past the resort's security came not long after the four most recent guests' introduction to the spores, and may well have been set up before Fastolfe even argued with Mr. Wilson. Further, the murder seems to have either known that Mr. Wilson often worked late and took that particular route, or followed him. Then there is the surveillance system problem. That would take cunning and technical knowledge, as well as a great deal of luck--despite breaking the surveillance system at midnight, the problem still existed three and a half hours later when the murder was committed. How could the murderer count on such a lengthy repair time? He or she must be both brave and intelligent.
"And finally, if the murderer is truly not Fastolfe himself, the fact that an identical knife was used indicates likely knowledge both of the knife attack and of Fastolfe himself--that he was due to arrive." She flickers her gaze to Delaney. "Lt. Delaney... you have made little secret that you once admired Lord Fastolfe as a fan yourself. Do you know if his weapons are a standard part of his... his costume?"
