Musings: Hunter plea deal fails, the ds knows this is another key line of no return and goes to put the pressure on barry, (probably what happened to mitch the glitch too) and kill his chef/body guard/assistant as part of the warning and set it up to look suspicious as part of the squeeze.
The end game is at hand. The ds are now starting to consume each other.
On a related note, I don't have to feel sorry for Mitch. He could have freed himself several times over, asked for help, and he would have gotten it. However, he wants to remain in the black eye club and be given "attitude adjustments" because he is a silly bitch that is embarrassed by blackmail.