It's been proven that there was no staging. The fact that the defense did NOT use your suggestion of Rudy staging it cannot be correct in that he was a thief with a motive...$$$, the rent was due. And he had no job. I could be wrong about his motive, but that's a pretty good motive. Does anyone...
This opportunity was for "if he implicated A and R" unless I'm mistaken. And his saying "I'm sorry".....he has maintained his innocence completely, however.