I've read so much, and listened to so much testimony regarding this case and have tried to imagine a scenario which explains so many of the mysteries surrounding it. I think I've come up with a framework to demonstrate some of the unknowns. The house at 34F had an old-fashioned bulkhead door leading into the basement, such as that pictured here (unrelated stock photo). The bulkhead at 34F is in the back yard, about 10' to the right of the front gate in the fence surrounding the property. I read or heard somewhere (sorry, can't find exactly where) that BA sometimes brought his dog outside via this exit/entry point when guests were in his home, as she was not amenable to strangers. These doors are extremely heavy and dense, and when they are opened, they stand up and often snap into the open position, making them stable (see example). I believe that, during the party, BA, BH, and CA might've gone outside together when Chloe was taken for a "potty break", maybe having a smoke break themselves. JOK, after exiting the car, heard the voices of the 3 men and headed into the back yard instead of the house. John, coming in through the gate, likely startled the dog, causing her to leap on him and attack. This attack could've caused the cut over his eye, as well as the abrasions on his arm. In the ensuing struggle with Chloe, John might've fallen or was pushed backwards into that heavy bulkhead door, causing the severe head wound. I imagine, in the chaos that followed, the men dragging a bloody and gravely wounded John into the cellar through that bulkhead door, spilling blood all down the short stairway and onto the cement there, and propping him up against the wall hoping to revive him. While in this position, JOK vomits from the trauma onto his jeans and underwear, which may have gotten stained and pulled down a bit during the dragging. They leave him there bleeding down the back of his clothing, while they discuss what they're going to do. During this occurrence, which lasted mere minutes, John probably dropped his phone outside in the snow, with none of the people missing it for a good amount of time. Eventually the phone would be called and called by JMc in order to locate it. I imagine the men finally bringing him outside using the Ford Edge to be found by the road as if he'd been hit by a plow, and placing the phone under him. NOBODY imagined Karen Read showing up at the crack of dawn and finding him…