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I have a new variation on my half-baked theory from a while back, the one where Ricci was using the jeep as collateral when he was out of money and needed to buy heroin quickly.

How many times have we heard of a burglary "ring" or a car theft "ring?" All the time. How many times have we heard of chop shops, or maybe drugs, or maybe fencing stolen goods, being done in the background of a legitimate auto repair business?

The conviction Ricci got regarding that food stolen from a Sevier County food bank, was, I think, for Receiving Stolen Property. He'd lent his truck to someone, who then used the truck to burglarize the food bank, and when the job was done, Ricci was paid off with a share of the loot. That whole operation could have been a burglary ring.

I think sometimes when Ricci would "leave the jeep in the shop," he was actually lending it to some person/persons to use for crimes, possibly burglaries.

If there were a ring of people doing burglaries in Federal Heights, just think of all the individuals Sherlock has pulled together. Especially the guy seen by the milkman (whether that was Edmunds' car or not.) That guy might not have been just casing the Smarts', but perhaps other homes as well. One to case the place, one to go in, one to provide the vehicle (so any description of the vehicle wouldn't match that of the vehicle's real owner), one to fence and/or hold the loot, etc.

This is just a variation on theories people have had for months, that there was an accomplice. Maybe there were lots of accomplices, and lots of activities.