Introduction: 

Sista is a comedic- drama series written by Tyler Perry, which revolves around the lives of four single black women and explores their relationships, life struggles, careers, and friendships.

This dramatic series is widely watched because of the subject of single black women’s lives and the challenges and triumphs in their lives, especially in this modern era. Sista is a blended mixture of heartbreaks, fun, comedy, emotion, social commentary, and warming moments that engage viewers from all age groups. 

Card Mystery:

In season 4 of the Sista Series, episode 10, titled “ The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall,” there is a revelation for Karen that her credit card is being used for some suspicious and unauthorized transactions. These charges are quite alarming things for Karen. 

She started trying to catch the main culprit but could not do this. Karen’s first doubt was on her employee, she confronted Pam about those charges, but Pam diverted this blame toward Zac. Zac was Karen’s boyfriend.

Toward the end of the episode, Karen was still confused about this offensive action.

The issue of Karen’s credit card being stolen is a mystery that was never revealed. The writer, tyler perry, gave this issue an open ending; the culprit was never identified. There are many possible reasons for this; the writer doesn’t find it important to reveal the series’ plot. The writer did not provide evidence to declare someone officially the culprit. But some events or connecting dots could lead to the real thief. Fans and viewers start speculating their assumptions about the thief according to their understanding, which shows the intriguing nature of Sista. 

Assumptions about the stolen card: 

There are many assumptions about it that card might have been stolen from the salon by some customer or picked up by someone who knows Karen’s credit card. 

Suspected Characters: 

Every character of the show comes in the suspect list of viewers; let’s find out those characters of the show, with the arguments and facts. 

Zac Under Suspicion: 

In the start, many fans started putting their reservation on Zac. Zac was the suspect for stealing Karen’s credit card due to his past lying and non-trustworthy behavior. In season 1, He was caught lying about issues with Karen in the past, and his dependable nature was shown many times. 

But after that argument, many fans started to think that even if he stole the card, where did he spend this money? Where did the money go because the writer didn’t show him doing extraordinary shopping? He had no home and was staying with Dany, and his whole focus was on his life improvement. He had only one clothes bag, or where could he keep that $5600? 

But according to popular reaction, Zac didn’t do it. Although Pam told about the charges to Karen, Karen just reacted by the mentioned name of Zac instead of confirming this issue. Karen confronted Zack about this issue; he didn’t have any idea and said he wouldn’t do anything to hurt Karen. Karen called the police to make Zac arrested, declaring him the main culprit. 

However, Dany asked Karen to calm down and investigate this matter more instead of calling the cops. Pam also took this stance to refrain from anguish action. Fans were furious over Karen for acting stupidly and believing what others told him instead of using his brain. She was in another state of mind when Dany asked him the truth, as she had some scores to settle here with Zac. 

If Karen checked the charges statements, he would know about the things being bought. That would be easy to catch the culprit by looking at the specific items and connecting the dots with particular character choices. 

However, if someone is stolen the credit card, he wouldn’t be dumb enough to use the real name while charging. So Zack would be at the bottom of the suspect list according to these arguments.

It was either done by her assistant or receptionist, or Aaron. There were many possible reasoning behind this action of both of these characters.

Dubious Acts of Pam: 

It is common sense that the card was stolen and charged by someone who had access to the credit card, and her employee Pam had it. She also sent wine, champagne, and roses to the hotel room. And called it to be sent by Zac. Although Zac was a bad boy, he didn’t know about cards and fraud. That was a dubious act by Pam. She was number 1 on the suspect list. 

She was the type of materialistic character and a glamorous girl who needed money. Pam could have done it in professional jealousy of not getting deserved promotion. She might have done it due to her financial needs.

Pam was Karen’s assistant, and right hand, who had Credit card access. However, when Pam told Karen about the charges, there was an argument in favor of Pam that if Pam had done, why would she tell this Karen herself? 

Hayden Being a Suspect: 

Hayden was also on the suspect list, at number 3, because of his previous clash with Zac, and he had a reason to do this furious action with Zac. He was interested in Fatima, with whom Zac was involved; he would’ve blamed Zac for getting Fatima. However, Fatima wasn’t interested in him. 

Hayden also knew about the ins and outs of finances and credit card issues, so that he might be a thief. That was the possibility there, as it is all about assumptions, as no one knew the truth.  

However, apart from this, Hayden didn’t even know about Karen that much to conspire something against her. 

Suspicious Aaron: 

Talking about Aaron, he was shown as too good and honest or somewhat perfect. However, it’s dubious as he was too good to be true, so he was number 2 on the suspect list. Aaron could have motives behind this act.  

Meanwhile, when Zac was going to help in cleaning Karen, Aaron reached Karen’s place; there was a possibility that he might have gone towards the card and picked it up, so another suspect was Aaron there. 

Andy, the Lawyer: 

Now, let’s talk about Andy; she was a lawyer; she couldn’t have done it because she already knew the legalities and punishments for this offense. 

Fatima Being Suspected: 

Some fans speculated that it might be Fatima who would have gotten that money for bailing out Zac. But Zac was in jail for an accusation of Credit card charges so Fatima couldn’t do that. How could she arrange that money for which Zac was already under custody? 

Writer’s motives: 

This stealing issue was left to the viewers to guess who was the main culprit character. This is a typical strategy by the drama makers to keep viewers engaged and intact.

There are many possibilities for this open-ending credit card issue. The writers might be looking for the right time to reveal, or it was an attention-gaining tactic to engage more audience. The writers hinted that the thief was close to the Karen and had access to her cards but didn’t disclose the identity. 

Writers and directors didn’t want to give it closure as the thief could be a new character who had yet to come, but that didn’t happen. There would be a twist in that dramatic series for the audience. 

Conclusion:

However, the mystery is still unresolved, creating a lot of speculation and reactions from viewers. As it was an intentional open-ending mystery, everyone made a guess. We are not getting closure for this mystery.  

The story of Sista shows, by Tyler Perry, has a distinct writing style of showing larger-than-life characters and emotional moments combined with melodrama and intrigue. 

Zac was the scapegoat for Pam and Hayden, as it was easy because of his dishonest past actions. But with that easy credit card access, all suspicion goes toward Pam. She was the strongest suspect among the fans due to her dubious acts. Now in the modern era, things are more technically involved, and scanning and security codes are there for confirmation. Pam had that level of access to the card, which makes a strong case against her. 

However, whether she did it or not is still up for debate. Many people could have other reasoning to protect her. Everyone would be their suspect and culprit, but hopefully, this article would be helpful for you to find out more evidence against the real culprit. The official or final one is not declared; all suspicious characters are discussed here with their most possible reasoning and motives. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) : 

• Did the Culprit’s identity reveal in the show? 

No, the writer and directors didn’t reveal the main culprit’s identity and provided hints to make some guesses. Fans were expecting the closure to this credit card issue, but season 6 is going with no official ending of that story. 

• Did Zac was involved in stealing Karen’s credit card? 

Although there were no official revelations about the culprit, the few events in the show prove Zac’s innocence, like his old clothes’ bag and bicycle. The previous episodes showed his focus on his life and personal growth. 

• Did Pam have any role in Karen’s credit card charge? 

Pam was the real suspect in this show due to her dubious acts and access to the credit card. She also put a blame game when Karen confronted her.  According to many speculations and considerations, Pam was involved in charging the credit card of Karen.