"You could always shoot him," Molokov said unsympathetically. Trumper's hysterics were nothing compared to the current issue before them. "How you have not done so before this is quite beyond me."

He paused for a moment to entertain a delightful fantasy of shooting Trumper, Sergievsky and this new interloper. It would be so easy, so enjoyable - so worth the paperwork. If only... but alas, such a beautiful dream was never meant to be.