Also, as Stone pointed out, the Adderall in Naz would have the effect of negating some of the sleep inducing properties of ketamine. Thus, making his story about falling asleep and waking up in the kitchen with no recollection, less believable.

I think The Night Of is SO better than Criminal Justice. I only watched 1 1/2 episodes of the British show, I found it so unrealistic. I'll bet the lack of discussion of blood spatter evidence can be blamed on the British show. Their jail was so clean it looked liked a hospital. Not at all realistic.

The British series, Criminal Justice, that The Night Of is based on, had 2 seasons with totally different characters.

I think Naz will be acquitted because The State hasn't proven his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. There are too many other possible suspects - the step dad, Dwayne Reade, Mr. Day (the mortician). I don't think we will ever know the real killer. And Naz will come out irrevocably hardened.