I guess the big moment of disbelief for me is that Travolta has been waiting for call afternoon and the other witness that he named got a call from the “reporter” (a murderous John Lithgow) and never provided her number to him, argues with her and DOESN’T CALL THE STATION TO CONFIRM 

just a “hey, I guess I had phone issues and you reached out to Nancy Allen?”

“What? NO I DIDN’T!”