I stand by my comments. I don't think the inconvenience and expense that TL has incurred in this case can even be compared to Lee A's suffering, how could there be any comparison. And TL certainly is not the victim in this case. Though I know what you mean, and I could understand TL wanting to distance himself from the case and from Casey/Caylee for various possible reasons.
I really think Lee probably became alienated from LE because they weren't even removing the crazy mob from around the family home, or acting very friendly toward the family, they were acting somewhat hostile toward the family, they wouldn't really listen to them, he could already see they seemed primarily interested in building a case against Casey. I think he might have felt (rightly or wrongly) that he was having to search for Caylee on his own. I think I probably would have done the same thing.
My impression during the meeting with TL is that (a) Lee is exhausted, he hasn't slept for days, (b) he does laugh when he's worried and nervous, and (c) at that stage Lee was still thinking (and very much hoping) that Caylee was just with some associate of Casey's, whether this "nanny" or more likely some other friend. He makes it clear he knows Casey fibs and he's trying to get to the bottom of who Caylee really is with, but I don't think he's crossed into the arena of grief yet at that stage, not yet allowing himself to think that anyone would have hurt Caylee. I think he just wanted to get her home to the family home at that point. MOO Though he does appear to get progressively more concerned throughout the meeting with TL.
I haven't seen any evidence of Lee being deceptive in this case, I've found that to be rumor personally. I also can't assume that TL was "always straight up with LE". I found that they handled him with kid gloves, never pressing him for any information beyond info to try to build a case against Casey. I thought it was ludicrous the way they got his
permission to tap his phone, etc. What's the point of that?! Not to mention them wiring him to interview Lee. Ridiculous, I've never seen anything like it.
What would be the point of this wire? If they really thought Lee was guilty of anything, did they think he would divulge this to TL? They had repeatedly asked witnesses "did Lee A try to influence your statement today", etc, presumably they were hoping to catch Lee trying to influence Tony in some way? I can't think of any other point to this wire. Of course Lee didn't, every other witness said the same thing, he never tried to influence anyone's statements to LE, just the opposite. All LE got on their wire was a normal, worried uncle trying to find his niece, and a couldn't care less TL. MOO
Anyway, sorry, I'll go back to the topic of this Sept interview, I was just responding to a post above