Thomas Lindblad

Yes, it is no coincidence that this chapter has the same title as the whole story. But there are more chapters to come with more developments.

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Lennart listened attentively when Lars translated the recent harvest of messages in the residents’ chat group. Darn it, you just about stumble over the mice in the courtyard garden, Rosa K. complained. Live mice or more corpses in our midst? Rob V. jested. Mind you, the mice are good at climbing up walls, Danny texted ominously. And there is also not much progress in the crime investigation, Hugo S. asserted. The good Swedes are doing their very best, Maurits W. recipr

Lars and Lennart did not yet probe into that matter, so it remains speculative. Still, there are subtle signs. In the beginning of their relationship, Joyce said not to mind that Danny did not have much (heterosexual) experience; perhaps she doesn't expect much from him in that vein because she has got Rob within easy reach. The separate sleeping arrangement of Joyce and Danny can be construed as a way of tacitly granting Danny opportunities of which Joyce need not know the details.

Tim's calming down depends on both Hugo's willingness to accept his son's sexual orientation and Lennart's warm support. We'll see how that works out.

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Lars waited patiently on the Tuesday morning until Lennart had finished breakfast and joined him on the balcony. The newest information from Joyce had brought a slight correction of his memory from the murder night. He had not heard Danny coming home twice as he all the time had thought. The first time it was Joyce returning from Rob, the second time Danny coming back from the courtyard garden. Lennart put his steaming cup of coffee on the balcony table. ‘There are two possibilities,’ he

An interesting thought. Can Tom's coming out and his father's vehement reaction somehow be connectedto the murder case?

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Lars woke up early. It was Monday morning and very quiet all around him. He went to the hallway and was surprised to see the bathroom door standing ajar. It was unusual for somebody of Lennart’s generation to be up at such an early hour, he figured. He remained at the doorstep, looking straight at Tim’s surprised face in the mirror above the washstand. They were both in their underwear, Lars in his boxer briefs, Tim in white briefs. ‘What are you doing here?’ Lars knew it sounded sha

Very true!

Good points! Tim was already inside the building, but the shooter must have had an access card, unless he rang a random bell and some resident unthinkingly opened the front door. Once you get as far as to the elevators and the stairs, no access card is needed. There is a surveillance camera in the hallway before getting to the elevators, but not at the elevators. Lars an Lennart need to get hold of the footage from the surveillance camera.

Lennart was the first one to wake up, earlier than he wanted. He listened to Lars’s calm breathing next to him and grabbed his mobile phone from the bedside table. A fair number of messages had arrived in the course of the night. Sleeping? Sweet dreams? Weird things are happening here. Tell you tomorrow. Tim was evidently assuming they were going to meet as soon as Lennart was back in Leiden. The other messages were in the residents’ chat group, all in Dutch. He had to wait for Lars t

It was the side window nearest to the glove compartment that was broken. So, it might have locked a bit strange on the highway, but the sight for the driver was not impaired. No, they definitely did not have permission to drive the vicitim's car, but they knew the brother who was supposed to pick it up would be away that weekend. It is not stated explicity. but i it may readily be assumed they filled up the tank before parking the car in the same same place and putting the car keys and the parking access card back in the victim's mailbox. From Leiden to Groningen and back is a drive of 440 kilometers.

Thanks for your very helpful suggestion that I could incorporate at the last minute! The ploy could also have backfired for the author with the identity of the culprit becoming known too early.