When this whole thing falls apart, I can see "The False One" saying that at some point Nifong came back to her and asked her if her story was true and she broke down and told him the truth that it wasn't. At this point she could say he got really mad and said young lady do you know what this will do to my career. She could then claim he said he would put her in jail if she didn't go along with his plan to carry this scam till November 8th.
I hadn't thought of Crystal claiming she only hung with the case because Nifong made her. That could explain Cash Michaels turn around. Nifong could have threatened to take away the kids, impose maximum sentencing for false accusations ..whatever. Nothing Nifong did or will do will surprise me. And such claims could form the foundation of endless suits. The Durham legal teams will be in court for decades.