Snipped by me.
I think it is reasonable to infer -- in the absence of a "paid" statement -- that the cost is what was paid. If you witness that I have my favorite tea on my desk, and I tell you that it cost $6.99, then it would be reasonable to conclude that I paid $6.99. Likewise if you asked me what it cost, I would likely respond with the amount I paid, probably without the clarification as well: "$5"
That clarification, from the point of view of the divorce case as well as the criminal investigation, seems a reasonable pursuit for KH's lawyer. I.E. Whom or what did she sell/do to raise that kind of money?
Moo, etc.
In the argument of the money and where did it exactly come from is not one I feel like touching. I've been there done that on another thread and my opinion isn't popular, lol.
As far as paid v. costs, I'm an avid coupon-er so what something costs isn't what I paid. Maybe that's just my thinking from my personal experiences.
And I understand that some see "costs" and think "paid". And that's fine. But for me, when I see "costs" I think the price that was set, but not necessarily tendered....if that made any sense.
IMO, for what it's worth, is that Terri was a very lonely woman. She felt, IMO, sexually repressed and her marriage was not a good one. She embellished the truth with MC in the amount that she paid. She had a crush and didn't want to seem like Kaine was about to have the upper hand. It's embarrassing being raked over the coals in public.
Not only that but you had Desiree "imploring" her to be honest, you had the MFH plot out there, and she was the last person to be seen (as far as we know) with Kyron right before he went missing....she LOOKS guilty. And I'm sure she knows this. She probably didn't want to look like a chump to some guy she was obviously crushing on.
It's kinda like being out on a first date and you decide you just want the salad because you don't want to embarrass yourself by chowing down on a 20oz porterhouse, with steak sauce and cow blood flying everywhere.
Again, just my opinion and thoughts and what-not.