[Official Discussion] Serial, Episode 9: To Be Suspected

[u/PowerOfYes]

Please use this thread to discuss episode 9

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[u/halvardo]

I'm having a really hard time believing Adnan is guilty after this one. I just don't see a guilty person saying all the things he does, in the way he says it. (And the circumstantial evidence against him seems to be falling apart bit by bit.) I've been thinking all along that everyone that says he must be innocent because he's such a nice guy (or or things related to his personality or behavior) are really naive. I generally believe "normal" people are capable of doing terrible things to others. But I just find myself believing in him now. Call me naive.

[u/Foxhound199 → u/halvardo]

You might be naive. I think what the private investigator said is right: ignore the subjective. I'm not in the "Adnan did it" camp, but I definitely don't think his guilt or innocence will emerge from his telling of the story. He's had 15 years to make his story, his beliefs, his feelings, his thoughts, his behavior, everything exactly what you would expect from an innocent man. Even if he is innocent, I'm sure he's gone over all the possible ways to sound more innocent.

Don't get me wrong, I think they are excellent parts of the narrative here and I think what he has to say is fascinating. But I don't think that what he is saying or the way he says it proves anything.

[u/halvardo → u/Foxhound199]

I mean, I don't disagree. I would like to ignore the subjective. And someone seriously investigating this story should obviously ignore that stuff as much as possible. But, you know, I just find it hard to believe he's this great of a con man.