I think SD was a victim of fraud, but I don’t think that’s especially important to your scenario. Where would M be if she had been kidnapped or held? If the FBI or other LE found financial issues and thought kidnappers were involved, would they be searching the lake?This is my most overreaching idea so far, but I have been pondering all of the weirdness and trying to place it logically, and I thought of this.
JMO. What if this goes beyond the parents? (I think I read early on that SD had a record of fraud)
Hear me out (please). Maybe SD (and Mum) were in money trouble or some other kind of fraud/blackmail thing and owed people money, and they took Madalina, or Madalina was/is being held as collateral, and they were told not to go to the cops?
I know it's out there, but once it was in my head, I couldn't shake it off, so go at it and tell me how it's impossible.![]()
For my part, I’m glad you have a live child in your scenario