All true , that ' s the problem with Fate and why I don ' t like the idea of invoking it as I mention later in my rambles . Where fate is invoked it ' s not enough that something happens , it must happen in the exact steps that Fate wants it to happen . Here ' s where Chaos Theory also comes into play because X happening in such a way will necessarily mean big changes later on so for example in the perfect Altverse were Max gives the call to David to the location of Jefferson ' s bunker Jefferson is obviously caught but Nathan ' s expensive lawyers might have pinned a lot of shit especially Rachel ' s overdose on Jefferson and thus Nathan might have gotten off lightly compared to if he shot Chloe which is more of an openandshut case . His sentence in either scenario thus will differ dramatically and the future will necessarily be very different for both . For all we know Fate intends for Nathan to be jail for a long time rather than a short time and then being released . The police might laugh it off for the same reasons many people did not tell Kate to go to the police because Nathan clearly mentions his dad practically owning the local police so when an anonymous call comes in , while they may be legally obliged to investigate , they may not actually really follow it up seriously .