That is simultaneously genius and idiotic.

I'm afraid I'm just seeing the idiotic part. Not only does he know Nikolas, but he knew (and liked!) Robin and Alexis, and yet they want us to believe Jerry shot Robin in a cold, sadistic way? And he loved Bobbie, so we're supposed to believe he would torture her daughter? Jerry was irresponsible, kinda shady, and prone to bad judgement, but he wasn't a sociopath. This is about the dumbest thing the poo-flinging monkeys have come up with yet.