Yes, I do have inside connections....and nope I can't share that information unfortunately. Personally I think anyone who actually trains themselves to properly assess everything the MEDIA has printed on it from the very first day to the present day could easily put it together.
Did Elsner take the bait laid out in the trap for him?............YEP.
The trick you see, was that Elsner didn't realize that he was being baited from the very get go, and the entire fiasco was planned, and orchestrated. They would have got him one way or the other, it was just a matter of time.
I don't see what is in it for the two officers to set the chief up as you describe. She gets viewed as a tramp and he gets viewed as a chump. She isn't even in the same police department.