Episode 9: Reckoning

[merryone]

I gather the ciggie in the Story Sync pic is Bullet's -- we know she's a smoker.  Ruh roh.

[ButterflyCheryl]

Ok I am totally jumping on the band wagon with the Report card and Cig butt !!!
The report card has me convinced Warren the PO is the dad of B.
WHO is her mom?

[Deleted]

Dad killed mom and body hasn't been discovered yet.

Notice the desk that report card is on is all scratched up.....clue?

[merryone]

Does anyone remember if Warren PO is a smoker?  I can't recall.

[ButterflyCheryl]

he killed mom ,or mom died from AIDS or drug OD
then Bullet started living on the street
she has been on street 3 yrs

[mizpatti]

Report card is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. . . . So mom died after Bullet left school?

Here's my problem with the cigarette, "Hey, can I have a smoke?", "You gotta cigarette, can I have one?", "You smoke, got an extra?", "Yo, vintage playa, ya got a smoke?"

Cigarettes are a form of currency on this show, so what makes a cigarette stand out, why would Linden notice one cigarette in a sea of millions? Maybe because it's HER brand. Linden gave Bullet a cigarette when she lead Linden & Holder under the bridge looking for Kallie. Holder dumps the suit for a hoodie (hallelujah), goes gangsta and tames the pit bull. That is the only reason I can give that makes that cigarette stand out.

I also think the "Linden with Cigarette" photo may be out of sequence. Why is she in a dark room with a flashlight looking at cigarette butts? What or who is she looking for?

What was Mocrava's new find? The report card? RDG notes: "Notice the desk that report card is on is all scratched up.....clue?" The same table top is seen again below Bullets report card. This time "Twitch: Hair Dye Ad" is on the same table and more of the scratching can be seen. Going to go looking for tables.

[merryone]

Wait a minute -- do we really know that Bullet's mom is actually dead?  I thought that was just speculation.  I know Bullet only mentions her father; if the mother's dead I guess I missed that interesting detail. 

[merryone]

Jul 19, 2013 20:18:45 GMT -5 mizpatti said:

so what makes a cigarette stand out, why would Linden notice one cigarette in a sea of millions? Maybe because it's HER brand...That is the only reason I can give that makes that cigarette stand out.

RDG notes: "Notice the desk that report card is on is all scratched up.....clue?" The same table top is seen again below Bullets report card. This time "Twitch: Hair Dye Ad" is on the same table and more of the scratching can be seen. Going to go looking for tables.

Clever thinking there mizzpatti re: it could be one of Linden's ciggies!  You may be right.  But there could be other things that could distinguish one butt from another, considering all of the different brands available.  Plus, some people take deep drags which can leave more tar residue on the butt than people who puff lightly.  Some people bite into the filters while they smoke.  I don't know if any of this will turn out to be what makes that particular butt interesting to Linden though.

In spite of all of the butts strewn on the Seward apt. floor in the crime scene photos, I guess we'll never know if any DNA (saliva) or fingerprint analysis was done for Ray's trial to distinguish how many different smokers may have handled them. 

As for the scratched desk, is that really supposed to be part of an actual scene?  I took that pic and the one of the hair dye to be production photos but I could be wrong.

[ButterflyCheryl]

her mom being dead is speculation

[ButterflyCheryl]

Sarah gave Rayna a pack of her cigs too