Magic! Only true believers understand.

I am deeply suspicious of Baden, due to his prior service. I am highly dubious of the suicide theory. Every angle seems to indicate that Epstein was confident he would get out of jail quickly, including his own prior experience, his covert intelligence connections, and his legal strategy. The jail is extremely hard to suicide by bedsheet in, having no place to anchor a noose, and flimsy sheets designed to tear when tensile pressure was applied. The failure of two cameras is frankly contrived, as are the naps taken by both responsible guards.

If Baden does proclaim - as I am practically certain - that Epstein was probably murdered, I will have to revise my opinion of Baden, because I expect him to toe the party line. I think that's what his job is. I reckon this statement by Baden is intended to get folks to jump to the conclusion he is legit, and that confidence generated thereby will cause less reasonable people to maintain it even when he backs off and says 'Well, it was suicide after all.'

People that really want to believe are easy to fool.

Thanks!