Hm. This is a real gotcha. Did whomever planned it care, as long as just women folk and a child in the house? Sure, the less the better as less people to come look for them.
Could it be that Mrs. Figueroa was the point of vulnerability? They could grab her with ease and then round up the others and then get AS to call SS?
But sure, best to wait until only AS and PS there.
So, then a person with knowledge of HKing sched not as likely involved since best to wait til VF gone? You got the "point of vulnerability" in my case. I dunno.
Not necessarily. Because there is possibly a strong pattern here. Part 1 of the pattern, which has not been confirmed but only speculated about is that perhaps it was AS driving the speeding Porsche toward the mansion on Wednesday afternoon. Possibly because she received a call from home regarding PS. I don't think the presence of VF represented any physical threat at all to DW. I think the green construction vest may very well have been used to gain entry or blend in with surroundings. DW may or may not have known whether AS was home or if the HK was there still. But I think he did have SOME idea that someone was there. It was the middle of the afternoon. A strange time to just end up at that particular neighborhood and at that particular house. Definitely a plan in place and not a random or impulsive decision to pick the S household.
Part 2 of pattern is the phone call SS received from AS telling him to come home because she had to leave the house and he needed to watch PS. Interesting that both AS and SS were summoned to the home instead of being allowed to just show up unexpectedly. If that is indeed what happened. And good thinking on the part of DW, IMO.
There is a reason this house was CHOSEN. Do we know for sure that a withdrawal of cash was planned BEFORE SS left for home on Wednesday. If so, what had been the arrangement for its delivery? Or did SS only begin trying to get cash after arriving home? I feel I should know this by now. If anybody does know, please chime in.