How did she procure Greenspan in the first place? I hope we find out.
A propos of this, there's no reason to suppose a mystery here. Just because Greenspan is known to represent billionaires doesn't mean he has no middle-class clients. Her parents may have needed to cash in RRSPs or take out a second mortgage or some such thing, but we don't need to hypothesize an outside benefactor. Guy Paul Morin's parents did this in order to hire top lawyers to defend their son, They were people of modest means.
But as someone pointed out, money may have been one factor impelling her to be quiet and accept a deal that would save her parents a lot of money. And worst case scenario, if she had gone to trial and been convicted, it would certainly have been appealed, and yet
more legal fees would have been required.
In hindsight, one wonders why the Crown went this route when, from Justice Skarica's remarks, those of Crown Moodie
and the statement of facts, the Crown really didn't have evidence of her knowledge of the murder - THE key factor in a crime of AATF. Thinking strategically, the Crown may have upped the ante and pursued this course in order to get
something out of her and a conviction of some kind for her role in the case.
When the time came for her to say something, I wasn't surprised she said nothing to show remorse or empathy for the Bosmas. She feels none. Her reactions have always been self-involved. Never any sign of concern for others, and I was actually relieved we weren't treated to some phony show of "remorse" that would not have fooled anyone anyway. If she were a different kind of person, she would have offered one, but the only sorrow she feels is for having been caught.
One thing Dr. Robert Hare points out about people with psychopathic tendencies (which she might have), they look out for Number One, and they can be guided towards more acceptable behaviour by appealing to their self-interest. It's in her interest to stay away from low-lifes such as DM and MS and their crowd, Whether she will take the judge's advice to heart remains to be seen.
KH has stayed out of trouble in the years since her release, and possibly CN will as well. But she will always be the kind of person we have already seen. The leopard doesn't change its spots.
At least she has a criminal record and will have some consequences, however inadequate. I felt real trepidation that a trial could end in an acquittal. At least that was not the result.