The defense in the Kouri Richins trial built a theory that the fentanyl in Eric Richins' system may have come from someone or somewhere other than Kouri. But piece by piece, that theory has taken hits in the courtroom — the judge blocked their drug evidence, the toxicology pointed to illicit street fentanyl, and the person who knew Eric best said the drug user the defense described wasn't the man he knew.

This episode is a focused breakdown of exactly where the defense's alternative narrative stands right now — what's left of it, whether it was ever strong enough to create reasonable doubt, and what a defense attorney with prosecutorial experience actually does when a key piece of their argument gets cut off mid-trial.

Eric Faddis — former felony prosecutor, current defense attorney — walks through every layer of this theory with Tony Brueski. No spin, no guessing. Just a clear-eyed look at a defense strategy in real time.

If you're following every detail of this case, this is the episode that breaks down the defense's biggest gamble.

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