esp13

Nov 13 2012, 05:34 PM

annie21

Nov 13 2012, 05:18 PM

esp13

Nov 13 2012, 01:55 PM

rpmaluki

Nov 13 2012, 01:49 PM

Rafe and Daniel chose to stick their noses in her business without her asking. they volunteered, she didn't canvass their participation. Nicole gave Rafe and Daniel plenty of outs but they didn't take them. she was prepared to deal with EJ on her own but those two douches wanted to save the damsel they believed she was. Nicole was no ringleader in this mess, a central figure yes.

I'm pretty sure Nicole did ask Daniel to switch the paternity tests in one way or another. It was still his choice, but I don't think he came up with the idea all on his own. And regardless of who volunteered or how many outs she gave them, the decision was still Nicole's. It was her secret they were keeping FOR her. They both had their own motivations, but it was still HER secret. She was the one that controlled if and when it came out. And, in fact, when she finally did tell the truth to EJ, she did so without regard to how it was going to affect Daniel and Rafe. And despite the fact that it put them both in a very bad position, they still supported her.

IIRC, Nicole had already arranged to have the DNA test results switched. Daniel didn't change them. He found out what Nicole was up to. She asked him not to tell. And he eventually agreed. They sealed the deal on his desk, among other places.

Once he made the decision to agree to keep her secret, Daniel was all into the conspiracy. There were lots of talks and discussions between him and Nicole, him and Rafe, and among all three of them. They all constantly justified their decisions to keep quiet.

I'm sorry, but I disagree that it was HER secret. Daniel, as a medical professional, was bound by an ethics code, state board regulations, and federal and state laws, not to keep that secret. Rafe was bound by the same laws, and as an officer of the law, is even more at fault for not reporting the crime.

They both are accessories after the fact. The Salem PD should be as aggressive -- or even more so -- in going after these two fine, upstanding citizens as they were to go after Jennifer or Nicole or EJ or whomever. If not the Salem PD, then the state should step in. Instead, all we got was a brief second where EJ considered exposing them as part of his dastardly revenge scheming.

The fact that Daniel and Rafe's illegal and unethical behavior is being portrayed as "compassionate" and "self-sacrifcing" and "supportive" is one of the many problems with this storyline.

If it wasn't her secret, then who's secret was it? She was the one who was pregnant and knew who the father was. It wasn't Rafe's secret or Daniel's secret. Sure, Daniel violated all kinds of ethical rules and Rafe did as well, but it still wasn't their secret. Although, to be fair, I guess the fact of the paternity test switch was probably Daniel's since he did that.

And, again, I'm not sure how the Salem PD can go after something they don't know about. EJ isn't pressing charges and, to my knowledge, nobody has told anybody in the Salem PD (aside from Rafe who doesn't really count on this issue) that the paternity tests were actually switched. Hope knows EJ was the father, but as far as I know, she doesn't know anything about the tests.

Illegal and unethical behavior is often viewed as compassionate and self-sacrificing when the motives fit the description. And strict adherence to procedure and legality is viewed as cold and unfeeling when it subverts a good deed. It's always been that way on this show and this is no different.