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.
Some decodes suggest that 'getting a black eye' = going DARK with communication.
So important are Comms to Clown World, that it is worth getting punched in the face to send this message.