Several questions bouncing around in my head and IDK if they are significant in the big picture w this case.
But I think some answers could change some of the logistics, and some of motives, reactions, etc. w various ppl involved. Or not involved.
1. Was JW on AIW payroll (or other S-owned or S-affiliated entity) or on Mr S's personal payroll?
If JW was on corp payroll, & if Mr S h/bn displeased w job perf for any reason - car pix on JW's SM, being late, or what-ev, & Mr S was ready to fire him, seems like Mr S m/hv/bn more inclined to go thru 'the official corp drill' w termination procedures, more so than if JW was Mr S' personal employee, in which case he might have said: 'Sorry, not working out, you get a month's wages.'
Would JW as AIW employee have different reaction that JW as Mr S' personal employee?
2. Was source of funds, $40,000, from AIW a/c or Mr S' personal a/c? Even if AIW & Mr S were both BoA a/c-holders, did Mr S think it wd/be easier to get Person A to make w/drawal from AIW a/c, and easier to get Person B to asst w $ from Mr S' a/c, i.e., cooperation of the person he's asking for help. Did he try phoning someone other than the AIW employee who in fact got $ & provided to JW?
Did Mr S think about BoA's reaction, whether bk officer wd/see currency w/d request as 'Not authorized'?
'I've already signed BoA doc's to give AIW employee/accountant authority to make transactions for AIW, so bank will be more inclined to allow hinky-ish w/d from business a/c, than from my own a/c where nobody else has auth to handle.'
3. How does Mr S' call to a contractor fit in his flurry of calls Thurs. a.m.? Why call a contractor? What could he do re a currency withdrawal for Mr S? Or was it something legit & benign, like - to cancel or reschedule a Thurs meeting Mr S had w contractor or to meet on worksite for inspection. Was the contractor a social friend, more than a business partner?
Did Mr S make a cancel-the-meeting call as a help-me-emergency-plea to contractor? If so, was this Mr S' first emergency-plea calls? Or last? Maybe trying to fire the flare gun, so to speak, many times in multiple directions to enhance chances of someone recognizing the SOS.
Anyone else give these issues a bit of thought? Thx in adv.
IDK if any of this is relevant and doubt if much about ^this^ will be released publicly pre-trial. Just wondering.