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The pool hall meet-up is more believable to me and if I remember correctly fits the cell tower evidence more closely, but I'm not sure I buy either the best buy or library parking lot scenario for the murder itself. I think it might have happened somewhere else, that Jay was present and/or involved and that he changed his testimony in an attempt to protect himself.
I guess a lot of people came out of yesterday's ep more sympathetic to Jay. I didn't. Dude sounded straight-up nuts to me, with only his 3 closest friends defending him (as friends will do, and even that defense was double-edged) and I wouldn't be surprised to hear more in ensuing weeks that paints him as a violent guy. I do not, in any way, buy the idea that he was scared for Stephanie's safety or afraid that Adnan would hurt her - he didn't start talking to the police for 6 weeks, and I think when he did it was all about self-protection. I do not believe any of his testimony in court. Particularly when he's answering with his polite little "yes, ma'am" and "no ma'am" to everything - that to me is actually more of an indication that he's lying (counter-intuitive I know) and/or been coached exactly how to respond to the defense's questions. His act in court at his own sentencing didn't convince me, either. Maybe I'm just too harsh.
I've known a lot of weird people. Like, tons. None of them ever threatened to stab me a little just so I could experience it. I'm not sure why, but that little anecdote really stuck with me. There's a lot of talk about motive, but if a guy that can randomly decide he wants to do something like that, even if it was, ah, in 'good humor', could he kill without motive, too, just decide it's something he wants to try?
The thing that stands out to me is the innocence project a week ago mentioning how rare true psychopaths are. But the way this case is shaping up, I'm not sure we don't have one here. I just can't decide if it's Adnan or Jay.
At the same time I'm still feeling like I don't know enough about Adnan. And if he did do it, I'm not sure if I've heard enough to believe it was a premeditated act rather than a crime of passion. I'm not entirely sure how all that works, though. He's supposed to have snapped because he lost his first girlfriend. I get that. But how does the cold, calculating crime evolve out of that?
I'm also curious about physical evidence. I thought during the ep a week ago that they established that there was no DNA evidence. But I read earlier today that, supposedly, in some appelate documents, it's revealed that hair and fiber was found on Hae's body and neither matched Adnan. (Maybe that was evidence discovered later that couldn't be presented at his appeals?) If that's true, it really makes me wonder what's going on.
Should be some interesting things to come.
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