oh wow, I think that JW and SS had been friends for a long time. JMO Lets see, they met at the Kart place, for all we know 2 years ago, started talking, found out that had a lot in common, and became friends. Obviously friendly enough for SS to let him drive or come in the car with him, they obviously had a relationship before SS hired him. So he is not some strange dude that just all the sudden showed up a month ago. I wonder if JW was already helping SS with different things and maybe it took away from his time at work, who knows maybe that's why he was let go, and then hired by SS. I am one who does not believe that JW has anything to do with this, and i have a feeling he is devastated by the loss of his boss/friend. Can you imagine how awful it would be if you were innocent and had just lost some friends and you were being accused of his murder.
Do we know if the car passed the emmisions test. I know that here if your car doesn't pass (we call a smog test) you can't get the car registered. Car has to be repaired and tested again.