Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-95.149.92.195-20140312105606

Reposting with some edits, because the original post was shut down by Paul due to "fan fiction":

So, I am having a hard time believing any of the theories floating around about Melissa cheating or Rafael being abusive and after giving it some thought, I've come up with my own theories.

Let's look at what we KNOW:

1) Melissa, Rafael and the Sheriff are keeping a secret, which is bad enough that they want to keep it from Scott, but not so bad that they want to keep Rafael away from Scott - hence, it's most likely not abuse

2) Stiles knows the secret, and he has kept it from Scott for years, and he is still keeping the secret now - hence, it's obviously something Stiles thinks is bad, but not so bad that Scott is in danger

3) The Sheriff and  Rafael don't like each other much because of this secret, but they still end up being friendly in the last couple of episodes - I doubt they would be sort of friendly with each other if Rafael had been abusive

4) NogiStiles says Melissa called the Sheriff after "it" happened, making it sound like it was a singular event. Seeing as Stiles overheard, it is likely Melissa called the Sheriff at home.

5) Rafael used to have drinking problems

I think - and HOPE - that the writers are not trying to turn Melissa into a villain by suddenly shifting the blame from Rafael to her. The trope of villying female characters to redeem male characters is too often used in television. I also doubt there would have been animosity between the Sheriff and Rafael, and Stiles and Rafael, if this was all Melissa's fault.

So, I think Rafael did something bad relating to drinking or his job (or both) and Melissa asked the Sheriff to cover it up. So Melissa told the Sheriff about whatever it was because of the Sheriff's profession, and not because of them having an affair or anything like that.

What if, Rafael was drunk driving and got into a crash with another car (maybe Malia's mom's car and the crash made Malia "wolf" out? I always thought it was weird that - if Malia was born supernatural - she did not lose control until she was 8). And after the crash Melissa and the Sheriff covered it up?

What do you guys think?

  