"Well, he was in the house at the time, and it is difficult to know how anyone else could have done it, as well as to know how he could have done it. In the absence of Sherlock Holmes, I feel the mystery is going to be unsolved."

"How he could have done...?" Terrence is slightly afraid to hear the answer but he's gotta ask.

Yes, give us a better account of the gory details.

"The-- bodies could only be identified from dental records. Roby confessed, but he couldn't explain how he had committed the murders. And he had no weapon which could have done such a thing."

"...Ah." Terrence frowns.

"His brother remains convinced that Roby committed the murder but I fear he is-- emotionally attached to it so he can have any explanation at all."

'Ah' indeed. "It's an understandable desire, given the circumstances."

"You think maybe Roby's a scapegoat? He wouldn't be the first."

"I wouldn't put it in those words, but-- yes. He struggles with night terrors which are controlled with a strong sleeping draught. There is no evidence of long-term insanity."

"Night terrors, huh... Sounds kinda terrifying to tragically lose most of your family and then get, uh, put away. I don't blame him."

"Yes. In Order of Petition in English law commits a patient for a maximum of two years, so Roby’s committal is due for review. I want to do my due diligence and make sure that my intuition is correct that Roby is not insane. Could you perhaps speak with him and offer your opinions as members of his community?"

"I'd think we should be glad to help," Terrence glances around but speaks confidently at least for himself.

"Of course." He's surprised. This Aarons guy is pretty open-minded and reasonable for a man in his position.

"Yes." If she's in any meaningful sense a member of Roby's community which she's really not sure of.

"I would be quite willing." If he's manageably insane and not likely to disassemble anyone with household furniture, he's quite happy to talk to him and give him his seal of approval. Plus, he does not often get a chance to be Professionally Bohemian. ...Non-professionally Bohemian, seeing as he isn't getting paid. ...look, if he can finagle a lunch out of this, he will be more than happy.

He nods. (He came here expecting a simple insanity case and now he's being asked to look into one part of an impossible murder! Today is looking up.)

"Perhaps you could even ask around in your community?" Leo asks hopefully. "There's inherently a hierarchy between doctor and patient, and I know that he may not be honest with me. I would like insight from people who knew him as equals. It is a very serious matter to put a man in an asylum for two years of his life. I wish to investigate it thoroughly."

"It would be a little hard to do so discreetly," Terrence points out. "But. ... Float his story from the news and see what they know? That might be doable."

"I'm happy to help," Oscar says. "Though my contacts are a bit skewed toward the book side of things. I don't know if he was as much a part of that world."

"I can quietly ask some people. I can't promise anything useful, but I can ask."

"I... can certainly try."

If absolutely nothing else maybe the Roby family will turn out to have cats.

"On October 30, I'm returning to the asylum; do you want to come with me to interview Roby?"

"It would be my pleasure." Murder mystery!

"I'm free that day." The perks of being a mostly out of work actor.

"As am I."