such a smart guy can be so stupid.

[Tom]

I get a little tired when a writer can be so obvious about story line leads to not elimitating a the real threat who is a danger to the hero and is a real bad person. It is easy to figure out that that threat will end up shooting the hero's dog.
I actually had a hard time getting past this sceen and wrote this before I could.
let someone else injure the dog and eliminate the threat so you do not need to watch her.