Connecting the dots

Bullet matches gun in motel room. Whose gun? Victim's? Murderer? Who else has guns? Cops. Ex-cops. Thugs. Suppose anyone can get a gun these days. Finger prints on bottle. Three sets. Passed around? Friends? Bartender served a lot of bourbon. Watched someone watch someone else. Then watched them follow out the door. Where? Police interrogating suspects. A market altercation. Thug's saying doesn't know anything about anything. Still wondering why briefcase is AWOL but a jewelry case isn't. Hmm. What was in briefcase? Victim had briefcase in death grip. Literally. Forensics says bullet entered skull but didn't exit. Ballistics confirms shot through pillow. A struggle. A scream. Muffled. Picture getting clearer. Almost there. My place...before sunset.