Thorn tells his lieutenant , Hatcher , that he suspects an assassination : nothing had been stolen from the apartment , security was absent .
The perpetrator used a meat hook instead of a gun to make it look like Simonson was killed in a burglary .
Thorn tells his lieutenant , Hatcher , that he suspects an assassination : nothing had been stolen from the apartment , security was absent , and the perpetrator used a meat hook instead of a gun to make it look like Simonson was killed in a burglary .