"Ah, right. Those." He pauses to consider his words. "Well, it is possible that the head of this unfortunate gentleman," with a faint nod toward yon picnic cooler, "may have been brought here from a scene reported in Raven's Gate just this morning. But that is outside my jurisdiction, so I can't say for sure."

This is exactly the sort of comment that will get him in shit with the boss, but Erik is confident in his ability to talk his way out of it.