Understood whiskers and maybe i didn't effectively communicate my point. It's not so much the naivety and inexperience with drinking as it is sense of.letting Ines guard down that i was trying to emphasize. Sadly, I and many acquaintances had at least one frightening moment during our HS drinking days that led us to become more guarded during our college yeara. It's not that NO is dangerous but more that certain areas (particularly uptown around the universities) tend to be frequently targeted by armed assailants, etc. I was car jacked in HS after a late night out with friends. I've had many friend who were mugged or at minimum had an assailant attempt to rob them at some.point and it almost.always occurred after going out when returning to a car or walking on foot to a nearby hpuse. No exaggeration. Our experiences led us to be more guarded and all I was trying to say was that we came to realize that when alone or in small groups even, after heavy drinking, at night we were definitely more likely to be targeted. Criminals often seize such advantages particularly when it comes to female victims. Perhaps Hannah had not had any personal experiences to make her more suspicious and guarded. I believe she truly felt the situation was innocent and didn't look at herself from the outside and say "Hannah, sober up for a minute is this a good idea?" I think she accepted whatever means through which he lured her into his car at face value and honestly didn't question his intentions at that moment in time. I guess I didn't communicate my entire thoughts effectively on my previous post but sometimes I do better by getting it out there then refining it after seeing how others interpret.. and this is all just food for though I realize I may not know as many specifics about her life experiences but I wanted to share my basic feelings about how this could have been seen in her mind at the time and why she may have seen it that way.. I appreciate your providing details about her experiences though. More insight into Hannah and how she became the woman she was always help to better my understanding of the entire situation.. again all MOO