How heartbreaking. Either Vernal is a pretty decent con man, or he's much more sincere and concerned and worried about his son than Jessica is. And why is Jessica always looking down.... No pleading for her son, no pleading to the audience to help. Instead it's as though she's hiding something.... Guilt ? Shame ? Fear ? All three ? Remember in the interview with IR, he even stated something to that affect, she can't look you in the eye, something like that.
Now knowing that she's moved on so quickly with another man, in a relationship that was reportedly already ongoing before little Deorr went missing, I have a question. Could her new husband be involved ? JMO
She is always looking down so you won't see the real Jessica, so you won't look her in the eyes.
No tears for Jessica. All the footage we have now that you can go back and see for yourself on youtube. No wet tears, a lot of huffing, sob noises, chest heaving, wiping away nothing, pressing hand to eye, rubbing, pressing her dry face into Vernals shoulder and back. A lot of controlled talking. While she may be uncomfortable talking when being interviewed, she is so measured in her speech not really in a good way, but in a way where she is controlling herself. Being ultra careful. This is not someone speaking from the heart, the broken heart of a mother whose child has been inexplicably taken from her.
It is important, in my opinion to understand that if all of the "symptoms" or signs of crying are present and there are no real tears, then something is not right. It just doesn't work that way. No real tears for Jessica.
Real tears and crying are uncontrollable, wet eyes, brimming lids with tears, these are the first actions of the physical grief signs, water sprouting at the eyes. She is faking the sobs and we buy that, and we make the assumption that it is all there,. After all it must be there look what has happened to this woman. Then when we see the handkerchief come out or the dramatic sweep of the back of the hand against the eyes. We see they are wiping away the tears. But look close-- it's not real. No tears for Jessica.
Vernal had had real tears several times. In no way do I think Vernal is totally innocent in this but I think that whatever happened, I think he is truly grieving the loss of his son. Innocent or not, he is in emotional pain over this. Jessica I have my doubts about.