Im not sure if this belongs here entirely, b/c I am touching upon timelines and other topics that could go in other threads, but my main subject is the babysitter date, so Ill start here.
Im stuck on the date of AUs babysitting Dec. 21 or Dec. 23. The reason Im stuck on it is primarily the phone conversation with a woman AU reported on hearing after EJ returned in which EJ is reported to have said what am I supposed to do? Just go back?
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../19/ng.01.html
I believe this set in motion EJs Plan B which I dont think she hatched right then and there in San Antonio, but had in her back pocket, in case her Plan A didnt work out. Plan A I believe was giving Gabriel to the Smiths.
IMO, this phone call closed the door on Plan A for EJ. I think she was talking to TS and TS told her that LM didnt bite that is, it didnt appear he was going to terminate his parental rights. Others have put forth similar thoughts regarding EJ having had multiple options.
Back to the babysitter (that is, after all, this threads topic), MOO, the meeting EJ needed a babysitter for was part of her Plan B. She had found someone, maybe HG, through the internet or another way that she believed she could sell Gabriel to if the need arose. IMO she set up a meeting just in case.
Snipped from:
Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community - View Single Post - Elizabeth Hiring a Babysitter
GRACE: When she finally returned, did she say she would or would not need you back as a baby-sitter?
ANALISA: When I asked her if she would need me again, she said that she wasn`t sure because she didn`t know what she was going to do next with her life.
GRACE: When she came back, was she in a better mood?
ANALISA: Yes, she was in a much better mood.
GRACE: Did she look the same as when she left? I mean, did she still have on the same outfit? Was her hair the same?
ANALISA: Yes, she looked the same when she came back, just much happier.
From this I get that she was happy with the meeting and felt like options were available to her, but still hadnt figured out exactly what to do.
IMO, the phone call came after that, and then she decided to go with Plan B.
AU babysitting on Dec. 21 gives EJ a couple more days to make Plan B happen. It just makes more sense to me. Her actions after that seem consistent with this.
Sorry this is rambling
trying to get it out there but am also collecting all thoughts and piecing together timeframe to make it more coherent.
Anyone else have thoughts on the date?