IF his story is true, it sounds like he showed up after the victim was already there and Deb and Donna told Wilson that Martin knew something about Aleah (but wasn't going to the police about it) and he got mad and started beating him too to try and scare him into going to the police.
Maybe both things are true. Maybe Deb and Donna came up with the idea to make James Martin to falsely confess and James Wilson did not know that it was a false confession. It's certainly possible although I'm not convinced it's true.
RBBM. I am not convinced either. Of course, in this scenario, he would be absolved of any involvement in the actual disappearance of Aleah, which would result in a much more serious charge(s) than what he is currently being held for.
I feel that they went to Henderson after assaulting Martin not to look for Aleah, but for something else, even possibly to move her/body
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; you would have to cross the Ohio River to get there, right?
I don't think that Wilson is being entirely truthful, but that his "story" is based on some pieces of truth: For example, he shared his opinion that he did not believe Aleah's disappearance was due to someone getting tired of taking care of her, or not knowing how to handle an accidental death. Perhaps that's a clue he is giving that he knows neither of those things happened because he knows what really happened to her.
I have been on the fence between neglect and/or negligence on the part of a caretaker(s) (e.g., leaving her alone for too long, administering the wrong dosage of medication, etc.), things going from bad to worse after an accident or an emergency (e.g., a fall, seizure, etc.), someone harming Aleah intentionally "in the heat of moment" (e.g., "Stop making noises! I want to get some sleep!", "Stop moving around! I'm trying to change your diaper!"), and someone harming Aleah for an established motive, whether for financial gain, revenge, or other personal motivations, and I am starting to lean towards the latter two. I also think -at this time anyway ...- that Robertson and Wollner are the main culprits here, and, sadly, neither one of them seems ready to give herself or the other up any time soon ....