Dragging images from Safari to Desktop, image goes to random location

Hi Everyone,
Problem is being experienced on a Retina MBP, in a laptop-screen + 2 more setup: one through Thunderbolt to DVI, and the other using HDMI to DVI.
It's pretty easy to reproduce. I open Safari up, not fullscreen, and drag an image that's in the browser (e.g., a picture in a Google images search), onto a specific space on the desktop. When I let go, it saves, but the icon for that image on the desktop is anywhere _but_ where I dropped it. It seems purely random, I can't establish a pattern.
From hereon it it's probably venting, so I'll spare you guys!
My desktop view options are set to "Sort By: None".
Screen 1: 15" Retina MBP
Screen 2: Dell LCD 1680x1050
Screen 3: Dell LCD 1680x1050
I don't experience this when not in multi-monitor mode. Using any of the external monitors, be it one or two, seems to be a part of the problem. Could this be a bug to do with Safari, retina, and external displays?
Thanks.
Alex

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