Something is nagging at me.
Leaving drugs totally out of the equation, say JV told MC earlier that day at the Father's Day get-together that JV had information about who torched their trailer. From what's been posted earlier in this thread, MC and TC lost everything in that fire and did not have insurance to cover it. Considering personal/sentimental things were destroyed and not just a structure, MC and TC were most likely very personally invested in finding out who set that fire.
* If JV said something to MC during the party about it, why would MC let that drop? It seems to me like MC would have absolutely demanded JV tell him what he knew, right then and there. If he was mad enough, maybe MC would have even called the cops and said JV had information and they should talk to him.
* MC called JV a number of times on Sunday night between 9-11 pm, after the party. IIRC, cell phone records show this to be the case. Do the records show if there was a conversation between them (in terms of the length of time a call lasted)?
* If MC called JV numerous times and JV didn't answer, would possible info about the arson motivate MC to go over to JV's house in the dark to see if he could find JV? How did MC know JV would be at that house vs. his other house in town?
* Assuming that MC discovered that JV was home (through his car being in the driveway or whatever) and knocked on his door, what would motivate JV to actually answer the door, especially if MC was angry/upset?
* Why wouldn't MC have waited until daylight to have a follow-up conversation with JV about what he knew regarding the arson? If JV was TC's electrician, JV would have been around and available, and MC would have known that. Rather than head out in the dark of night on a Sunday when TC had a work-related errand to run and a doctor's appointment early the next day... why not wait, especially when its been stated they'd been friends for two years and MC and JV were known to see each other during the day?
I can see MC being upset that JV claimed he had info and didn't reveal it during the party, but that just leads me back to my first question.
JMO, of course....