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Victor was charged with domestic assault and drug possession. During the assault, the victim called 911 while Victor was still in the apartment. Crying and whispering, she told the operator, "He is in the kitchen with a knife. Send help now." Ten minutes after police secured the scene and arrested Victor, an officer drove the victim to the station. There, in a recorded interview, she described earlier assaults and said Victor kept cocaine in a bedroom drawer.
Before trial, the victim disappeared. Prosecutors have evidence that Victor sent messages saying, "If you testify, you will regret it," and arranged for a relative to buy the victim a bus ticket out of state. Prosecutors also want to offer a sworn lab certificate stating that powder seized from the drawer was cocaine. The analyst who signed the certificate is available but the prosecution prefers not to call her.
Victor objects under the Confrontation Clause to the 911 call, station interview, and lab certificate. Analyze the objections, any forfeiture argument, and the relationship between confrontation and hearsay exceptions.