Walt, DVP initiated the thread. I would contend that the sequence has everything to do with the alibi. Clearly Jarman and Norman arrived on the 5th floor after Rowland sees the man with a rifle on the 6th. David contends otherwise.....I am still waiting for anything that might be offered to support his narrative.
Yes, I believe that you're right...Jarman and Norman were probably still at the front of the TSBD at the time that Rowland saw the light colored khaki clothing clad "Security Guard" ( J&N may not have reached the front of the TSBD at the time Rowland saw the "Security Guard". They could still have been inside the TSBD eating their lunch at the time Rowland spotted the "guard" with the rifle )
You may recall that a man had an epileptic seizure directly across the street fro the Rowlands....That occurred at about 12:15 ( the ambulance was called at 12:18)
An event like that would draw attention, and it's very unlikely that Rowland would have been looking at the TSBD with that kind of activity happening across the street from his location. So he must have spotted the "Security Guard" prior to the epileptic seizure. And..... If he saw the "guard" after the seizure event one would think that he would have used that event as reference point. I don't recall if Rowland mentioned the epileptic seizure ??.....