New theory on Melfi's rapist?
J.D. Baldwin
I think most people are agreed, at least once they think about it a
bit, that the manner and speed of Jesus Rossi's release stinks to high
heaven. It is either:
- a plot hole; or
- a plot point in and of itself.
So let's assume the latter. Some have conjectured that he's a pawn in
some kind of scheme to set Tony up. Maybe.
I floated the idea earlier that the kid is "connected" with a rival
crew and used his buddies' influence to get the case screwed up so he
could walk.
But what if ... ?
... Rossi is connected with *Tony's* crew? Maybe this kid deals drugs
for some third-level guy who kicks his taste up the line to
Christopher or whomever. And he gets nabbed for the rape, so his
upstream providers naturally call in a marker with "their" cops and
get the evidence "misplaced" for just long enough to have chain of
custody problems with it. This would explain the run-around bullshit
Melfi is getting, as well.
The kid would, obviously, be a very minor player in the game, or else
why would he be working at "Wrap Nation," whatever that is? (And is
that a real chain? I can't believe it is. Watta stoopid name.) But
it wouldn't take a lot of work to make it plausible that his upstream
connection would want him back on the street badly enough to "make it
happen."
A minor administrative detail like this would never come to the
attention of Tony on its own.
Obviously, Tony would have to find out, and maybe Melfi would have to
find out, which would *really* send her head spinning.
I'm not trying to out-guess the writers here, but it sure strikes me
as an interesting possibility.
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Frankie Nerves
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> I think most people are agreed, at least once they think about it a
> bit, that the manner and speed of Jesus Rossi's release stinks to high
> heaven
"Frankie Nerves" Um...@menervous.com
The release of Rossi is tragic, no question. I think the reason behind the
release is the fact that they "misplaced" the rape kit for a little while.
An attorney could easily put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind with
information like that. Shades of OJ with mishandling evidence.
Melfi summed up the conflict when she spoke with her therapist. She said
something like "there is a definite feeling of power knowing I could have
him(Rossi) squashed like a bug"
perhaps Mr. Chase is pointing something out to all those people who complain
about the show and it's negative light on Italian Americans. When it comes
right down to it, having an acquaintance like Tony isn't always a BAD thing.
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J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, Frankie Nerves <Um...@menervous.com> wrote:
> The release of Rossi is tragic, no question. I think the reason
> behind the release is the fact that they "misplaced" the rape kit
> for a little while.
>
> An attorney could easily put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind
> with information like that. Shades of OJ with mishandling evidence.
This has been covered elsewhere, but to sum up: the chain of custody
problems with the rape kit do not explain Rossi's quick release,
especially not without having Melfi come down to ID him. Yes, the DNA
evidence might be impeachable in court -- and it might never even see
the inside of a courtroom, if the CoC problems were bad enough, but
the other evidence would be enough that a conviction on the full rape
charge would be likely, and the leverage to plead him down to some
other prison-time-level charge would be unassailable.
It's either a plot hole, or something else is going on.
David Wisniewski
> release is the fact that they "misplaced" the rape kit for a little while.
No. There is too much other (admissible) evidence to allow the cops to
hold Rossi until the prelim. IMHO, Chase fucked up and doesn't know the
law.
> An attorney could easily put reasonable doubt into a jury's mind with
> information like that. Shades of OJ with mishandling evidence.
You are missing something. The admissibility of evidence is not
challenged in open court, but rather outside the presence of the jury.
It is doubtful that the defense would be permitted to even talk about
evidence which is not going to be used in the trial in the first place.
Meaning, the jury would never get to hear about it. Contrast this with
what happened in the OJ case, where the evidence was admissible.
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