Motive: Family Honor
Victor’s family owns a lucrative import business in Spain, and it became the target of a particularly inflammatory article by Martin Scardale. The article in turn led to an awkward investigation by local authorities. Victor was sent to silence this nuisance.
Concealed Evidence: Alcohol
Martin was staying at a resort in Morocco that is owned by friends of the Alvarez family. Victor spiked the punch at a party being thrown for the guests and had the owners discretely dispose of the bottle. After the party, Victor followed Martin and drowned him by holding him under the water in a pool once no one was looking.
Alibi: Dinner With Friends
The owners of the resort covered for Victor – they told police he was eating a late dinner with them at the time of the murder.
Frame Up: Drunkenness
Because of the spiked punch, Martin had a high level of alcohol in his blood when his body was found. The police assumed he had drowned due to his own negligence after falling into a pool while drunk.