Interesting point this episode that perjury is in fact rife in courts as people white lie and finesse the truth.
The last couple of episodes seem to have had a lot of background with not much enlightenment.
I thought the episode on Jay would be a crucial one since much of the case depends on him but apart from a better portrait there isn't much that informs how we are meant to be taking his testimony.
And as some of interviewees indicate in this episode we need to look at what the motive of Hae's murder might have been. Neither Jay nor Anand seem to have a reason to have killed Hae but the testimony of Jay's friends back up a version of his account of events (given the caveat that the detective points out that people tend to shape their confessions).
Serial has picked up a new sponsor in Audible, it will be interesting to see how the positioning and sponsors change as the series goes on.
The framing of the show focusses on the teenager convicted of the murder, how in doing so it feels like the actual victim is being forgotten or is only relevant in terms of her interactions with her boyfriends/suspects.
I think it would be good to actually have an episode that focuses on Hae and who she was before she was killed.
There is also an interesting aspect of police accountability. Some cases are clear but I wonder if anything would stand up to this level of scrutiny, especially where people are highly-motivated to lie or gloss their involvement.
I listened through the first episodes of Serial of the weekend. It is interesting to see how its using its opportunity to go into incredible depth on a single murder.