Yeah, the only thing they were holding him for was suspicion of being at the refinery the night it went kaboom, because they found the bumper and license plate. He reported the car as stolen, so that report would basically "prove" he couldn't have been the driver the night the refinery went kaboom.

The SSR guys had the report but *said* they couldn't find it; lack of the report would mean lack of "proof" of his innocence.

Peggy knew they had the report, so she cooked up the scheme to come in with the forms Big Boss had to sign, and she picked up the police report with them, and then brought them back in front of Jarvis, so that Jarvis knew they had proof he wasn't at the refinery.

I saw her pick up a report but I didn't follow all the logic there. Thanks for breaking it down!

(I was also confused because it didn't seem like the lack of police report was an issue because they already claimed not to believe the report, that it was an obvious false alibi.)

they already claimed not to believe the report, that it was an obvious false alibi.

I guess the fact there was an actual documented report of theft is more legally defensible than Jarvis just saying "Uh, yeah, it was stolen a while back. I swear!"

I mean, the SSR guys definitely didn't believe it (because it WAS false), but it's still enough concrete proof to cover his ass.

Apparently ratings for Agent Carter are not great: [link]

I am hoping the Marvel Machine behind the show is big enough to give us a second series after this one wraps up, even if the rating remains subpar. It's got almost universal critical praise and solid DVR playback numbers on its side, so here's keeping our fingers crossed.

I can see where some people's disappointment comes from. They were expecting action, and a lot of it is being a woman in post-war America. Heck, I was expecting more action. Kudos for playing with expectations, and a mini-series is a great place to do it, but a ratings slump is not surprising.

As much as I like action, I think there is plenty of room for a show with a little less action and more just sneaking around. This show has a level of nail-biting that comes from suspense rather than action that I like.

I think because that was what they were ostensibly holding him for, they had to release him then?

That makes sense. Thanks everyone.

They can, however, look at the police report and verify that it was submitted right after the explosion, which still makes him look guilty. I thought it was pretty weak plotting myself.

I'm a little surprised that Peggy thought that telling the rest of the SSR guys that she'd been doing her own investigation was going to work out. So far they seem to have been showing most of the SSR as pretty terrible at spycraft (these are the ancestors of SHIELD? Really??) vs. Peggy as a good / experienced spy, but then this? C'mon, Peggy, you survived WW fucking II, you know better.

I saw it as a "Now they'll have to respect me! Any reasonable person would!" attempt.