Where's Poirot when you need him?

Mystery Death at the U.N.:

The body of Michael Halton, 41, a 16 year veteran of the U.N.'s Safety and Security Service was discovered shortly before noon on Monday.

The officer was overdue to return from a one-hour break which was scheduled from 10am-11am.

Several U.N. security officers fanned out throughout the 40-acre complex to search for the missing officer.

At approximately 11:45am, a room adjacent to the cavernous General Assembly, used for occasional meetings and parties was entered. The room was darkened with curtains drawn. When the room's lights were turned on, the dead officer's body was discovered in a corner at the far end of the room.

But wait, there's more!

Surprisingly, the dead officer had some company.

Only a few feet away, was another U.N. security officer who had decided to take a brief nap, apparently not knowing the officer seated nearby was dead.

And there's more yet!

Officers on the scene were puzzled by what they saw next... The dead officer seemed to have committed suicide. Blood was spotted in the officer's right ear, leading investigators to believe the fatal shot was to his head.

However, those on the scene say the officer's head was in a raised, not slouched position, as one might expect in a suicide.

The officer's gun was also found wedged between his legs.

Nobody heard any shots fired.

If you read this in a book you'd think the author was a twit. Of course at the UN, stranger things happen every day.