Reddit

I'm going to look at some things the internet says is interesting about this episode. Here's the official reddit discussion for episode 12: http://www.reddit.com/r/serialpodcast/comments/2pnyf9/official_discussion_serial_episode_12_what_we_know/

And here are the final results from the reddit poll on Adnan (guilty, innocent, or undecided): http://www.poll-maker.com/results196576x5A424da1-7#tab-2

1. Hae's note to Don. The note says: "Hey cutie, sorry I couldn't stay. I had to go to a wrestling match... But I promise to page you as soon as I get home, ok? Till then, take care and drive safely. Always - Hae" This is really strange, right? It suggests that on the afternoon of the 13th, Hae was going to meet up with Don and then go to the wrestling match. But didn't she have to pick up her little cousin at preschool? I think this makes Don a little more suspicious: he says he doesn't know what Hae was talking about, but the note makes it seem like Hae had planned to meet Don (even though he was at work). And obviously he didn't call the police or freak out when she didn't show up. So maybe Don was somehow involved, but I think that's a long shot.

2. Why did we never hear about the alibis provided by the youth leader at the mosque and by Adnan's father? Obviously, his father isn't exactly a great alibi witness, but if the youth leader at the mosque said Adnan was there, then isn't that a potential alibi? And why didn't that check out? Why didn't the defense bring that up, and why didn't Koenig bring that up?

3. Koenig doesn't think that Jay knowing where the car was is enough to think Adnan is guilty. Reddit seems to agree that this fact alone doesn't make Adnan a murderer. But this is also the only solid fact that ties anyone to the murder. So I think Jay was absolutely involved somehow, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the story of how the car got there (and by extension, the story of who killed Hae) is true. It just means that Jay was somehow involved with what happened to Hae. And I think it's easy to believe, then, that Adnan could have been involved somehow, too, even if he didn't strangle her.

As a final, completely tangential note: Adnan tells Koenig that the point of this podcast was to take back control of the narrative, to pry it from the hands of the prosecution and see where that leaves him. Basically, everything we know about this case is tainted by how we came to know it. Which is maybe why Adnan wanted Koenig to present the facts without any input herself. Because if he really is innocent, maybe the way Koenig is presenting him/the case leads us to be somewhat uncertain.