On balance, the NY Timnes article is a plus for us. Everyone will believe Gottlieb's four month old report is something done after they all got together to get their stories straight.
Plus, the front-page treatment will help put the story back on the TV talk shows. More pressure on Smith to dismiss, IMO.
The thing that really ticks me off about the Times piece is that they're trying to float the idea that the accuser didn't really change her story. What? The N&O, (who have not generally been friendly to the defense), looked at the same material and found five different stories. Dan Abrahms saw alot of conflicting stories. Numerous blogs have laid out the many stories in great detail. It's been discussed by all the Talking Heads. But the Times thinks it all goes together.
This makes me think the Times was really trying to write a pro-prosecution piece or else they were asleep at the wheel.
The manufacturer has two warnings of interest. One is to not use this particular drug with alcohol since it will amplify the more serious side effects and "may be fatal". The other is "Symptoms of a Flexeril overdose may include drowsiness, fast heartbeat, tremors or shaking, slurred speech, confusion, nausea, vomiting, HALLUCINATIONS (seeing things), chest pain, or seizure (convulsions).
The "convulsions" part might also have been observed by others later that evening.
Going all the way back to my first (or maybe second) post on any thread concerning this case, I asked about drug use.
Looks like there was drug use of the type, and under the conditions that would possibly lead this dancer to believe (albeit falsely) that she was being attacked.
Case closed.