That is a fine defense, Llewelyn... And unfortunately, it's nothing that can be either proven or disproven. I think I'll urge for the search of your place just to be sure, por favor.
One consequence, if I am correct... It means our gun-toter is a resident of the flophouse. That limits us to Senor Chandler, Senor Jackson, Senor Franks, Senor Lambert, Senor Ellington, and Senor Rusk.
She clucks unhappily.
But of course, that removes almost noone. It does lend some weight to the argument of our amigo muerte, Senor Al'Chem'st, though for an entirely different reason than he thought. Senor Jackson makes sense as our gunman, because on the first day there was a great struggle and things got out of hand, it seems, before the gunman stepped in to finish Senor Legai off.