Well, I won't deny that! But anything else would have been more suspicious, I think. Or even worse, having it lying around could cause problems if I were a suspect again!

[ Somehow, he felt that shoving a bloody coat into the back of his closet was somehow a bad idea. His tone is whimsical as he explains that, because that's the easy part. Though as he gets to his explanation, his cheer does die down somewhat, and he shrugs. ]

It's my coat, but it was beyond cleaning at this point.