When it seemed the murder had reached a dead end, you put 2+2 together and figured it out. That bastard who was always there is the killer, at least all the traces point to him. Vanya went so far as to cut his own neck in order to avert suspicion, but he made an exact copy of himself on the composite sketch and now he sits with an innocent, almost pleading face, as if he were completely pure

• it's not me

he even managed to say it in a hoarse voice, despite the cut and bandages on his neck