Ray climbed to his feet a split-second after Asher and moved closer, holding his hands up in what he thought was a placating manner. "That vein in your head? Is gonna pop if you don't calm down."

Show he cared. Check.

"And I only did three of those things, so you can relax. Your dog's back on the island planning how to spend my last twenty bucks," he explained, rolling his eyes.

Show he didn't have a fetish for pet-killing. Check.