Nifong has to put Seligmann at the scene. In doing so he throws Bissey's eyewitness account under the bus. Like Meehan, Bissey is now a witness for the defense.
Isn't everybody?
That's exactly right.
Bissey didn't like his neighbors, and probably thought he was helping the prosecutor's case by placing the two women there and noting that they went back into the house and relating all the drinking that had been underway by players coming and going all day. But now he will like even less basically being called a liar. Memories fade a bit over time, but I think Bissey's recall will be surprisingly good. He probably thought he was being a stand-up guy for the ladies, and now the "victim" has completely shot him down.
Bissey has no reason to lie on behalf of the players. He made it clear in the Rita Cosby interview that they were a nuisance in his view. The Rita Cosby interview is footage of a walk-though with Bissey of what he saw and heard that night. It has now become a defense exhibit.