So...what's your teacher's lounge like?

As promised, it is time for the great reveal. Thank-you, all three of you, who attempted to guess the murder, the weapon, the place, the victim, etc. Here are the correct answers:
Murderer: Maintenance Man---although technically, I think the hotdog, Loti is her name, (see picture below) did the actual killing. Mr. Maintenance was more of an accomplice.
Victim: huge disgusting rat
Weapon: Either the broom handle or Loti's teeth. The broom handle may have only been used to stun the rat so Loti could attack.
Room: teacher's workroom--right across from the teacher's lounge.

Sorry about the poor picture quality. I was trying to take a picture quickly before Loti ran outside.

I realize there was no dog in the original picture, so Amy, you win Best Guesser! Congratulations!

It was quite an exciting Friday morning! We had known for several days that there was a rat abiding in the teacher's lounge, but he had skilfully managed to evade the traps while still eating the peanut-butter. Early that morning Lita sniffed out the prey and it was concluded that the rat was somewhere behind/underneath the fridge. With a little teamwork between Mr. Maintenance and Lita, the rat was smoked out (note literally) from behind the fridge and chased into the workroom. It ran very close to where I was watching the excitement going down. A little too close. For a split second I thought it might dart between my legs and out the front door. Thankfully, it chose a different door. Lita did not eat the rat, but since her slobber was all over the filthy beast, we could not make brochettes with the fresh meat. You think I'm kidding, but one of the teachers was really hoping for some rat brochette for lunch.

All of this transpired before 7:30 AM!