Howard (Michael Cyril Creighton) does a couple of things so far that set off alarm bells. He shows up at Charles's apartment right after our trio find the painting, and he says whoever has the painting is probably the guilty person. Did he say that because he knew they had the painting and he wanted to catch them red-handed? Plus, in the days after the murder, he has a huge bruise on his eye, which he doesn't have in the episode three flashbacks to before Bunny's death. He claims he was injured while playing with a new kitten, but that seems a little unbelievable. In episode four, he tells the gang it was actually Nina who punched him in the face, but that could be a lie, too.
Yet at Bunny's retirement party, she doesn't seem unhappy to see Howard, while she's pretty agitated as soon as she sees the murderer.
In episode eight, the show follows him throughout the blackout, so he clearly wasn't chasing Lucy through the building. Looks like Howard was innocent all along.
Our verdict: Not guilty