Sorry. While times are slow here I`m trying to find some sort of narrative on the crack scandal and from what I can glean from the ITOs and news reports, and this is what I think may have gone down. I`m going on the premise that it was Anthony Smith who shot the video, and that he was gunned down for that reason. The fact that TPS said that it was from a rival gang dispute does not deter me. It could be from both, and as the investigation advances, we will see.
Rob visits Basso home sometime before January 2013 to let loose. He`s been going there for some time now and has met the gang. Some combination of the gangland cast show up at various times to supply Ford with crack and/or to party. Anthony Smith, Mohamed Siad (Ghotti), Siyandin Abdi (D?) (those 3 business partners), Liban Siyad, Abdi Harun , Monir Kasim, Mohammed Khattak, party with Fabio, Elena and Rob. Rob poses for pictures at these get-togethers. Rob gets incoherent and Smith records the infamous crack tape. According to Mohamed Farah, January is when Siad enlisted his help to sell the video.
Later in February, they tell Ford they have a video and are going to go public unless they pay him. Ford freaks and talks to Lisi. Hanad Mohamed and Nisar Hasmini (also business partners) suspect Smith has the video on his phone. Smith and Khattak are shot outside a night club in March by Hasmini and Smiths phone is retrieved by Hanad Mohamed. Hanad Mohamed successfully leaves to Fort McMurray with Smiths phone. Mohamed Siad, fearing for his life, gives a copy to Abdi Harun to ensure his safety and really reaches out to get cash to get out of town.
In April, while partying again the dealers scoop Fords phone to show how compromised he is. Lisi gets it back and says that he`ll put an end to this. He knows all the players now. That`s when the “organised crime†dudes enter and start harassing the sellers of the video.
Gawker breaks the story on May 16. Siad goes into hiding, but Lisi finds him and gets him to delete the files. Five days later Abdi Harun is shot at 17th floor Dixon towers, same day Price tells Towey the video is taken care of.
That`s as far as I`ve got. It`s exhausting keeping the characters straight. Please correct anything, or tell me I`m full of BS, or continue. I think there are so many tangents with this case that I`m trying to connect some dots for sanity`s sake. And to guess what coming charges may apply.