Wow!! A forum for Gabriel...finally. Thank you to everyone who have made it possible.
Regarding the phone call, I think it's a given that the phone call did take place. All phone calls would be recorded IMO and TPS does like to muddy things up but I don't think she's crazy enough to lie about a phone call, especially one that makes her look bad. Now we don't know the full content of the call but one thing that came out is apparently EJ is now prepared to start throwing TS under the bus. But what took her so long? Personally, I'm not sure I buy it. And of course TS is panicking and trying to stay one step ahead by releasing information to the media that she really shouldn't but if you look at it from her perspective, if she does have no idea what EJ did in SA, then EJ blaming her for it is going to really change things for her, not that they aren't bad enough already. EJ can tell all kinds of lies that are going to make TS's life very difficult in the next few weeks/months trying to prove both to LE and the public that EJ is lying and not her. And no one will ever know which one is lying so TS will never be vindicated even if she didn't know anything about that SA trip. Even if she is never charged for anything in this case, her reputation is already ruined and now stands to take more hits with what EJ may be about to start muddying the waters with.
If I look at this case from strictly a defense perspective, this is the only defense I can see EJ having as long as Gabriel is not found. If she did kill him, and she's prepared to continue with her mysterious couple story, then bringing TS into the mix is certainly going to be enough confusion and reasonable doubt to make it very difficult to prosecute her for murder without a body. Even with one, she can still blame the mysterious couple if he is not found in the landfill but somewhere else. Seems too simple that she would call from a SA hotel that she can be tracked to and say she put the baby in the garbage. And I do believe that LE checked the dumpsters for all three hotels before the garbage went to the landfill. I do recall articles stating that LE had checked dumpsters. But if she chose another completely random dumpster, then they have to check the landfill. There is always the possibility that there is no dumpster involved at all and she could have put him anywhere within about a 20-24 hour time period from when he was last seen.
Now if EJ is telling the truth, and TS set this all up then she should be able to provide a lot of valuable information that will lead to Gabriel or at least to others who are involved. To be as vague as she's been doesn't cut it for me. And the fact that she's waited so long makes me doubt her also. She should be able to provide a full description of whoever picked up Gabriel and every move that was made in SA in order to make that happen, including all phone calls and internet communications between her and TPS and anyone else who may be involved. And LE should be able to corroborate that information based on what they've gathered so far. If she can't, she is lying IMO.