But Bannion is confrontative, malevolent, and hostile oward the less-than-human, sexually-active bargirl.Not exactly classical but sweet.Shelby considers himself "a natural born suspect" because he""s "not the conventional type." With two back-to-back alibis, Shelby proves himself a perpetual liar - questionable, untrustworthy and possibly involved in Laura""s death."Meanwhile, during the exchange of Christmas gifts, the Hoggetts were given a fax machine - both were a bit intimidated by the modern gadget to be used to exchange letters.The man seated at the bar, coarse-talking Richard ""Curly"" Hoff (Thomas Gomez), repeated ""Toots"" claim that the hotel was permanently closed for the next month: "Look, Mister, if you""re thinking of putting up here, the hotel""s closed.