So I went back and re-watched Ross and Leanna's meeting at Cobb HQ, this time with the assumption that Ross was guilty of everything. A couple of things stood out.
First, Ross seems obsessed with how Leanna first learned of Cooper's death. This ties back to his frantic attempts, at the crime scene, to tell her to "stay at Little Apron." That never made sense, but watching him, with the presumption of guilt, it seems like a cornerstone of his "plan" was making sure Leanna told law enforcement his story - that it was an accident.
He seems bored and almost uncomfortable with her presence - when her head is in his lap, he seems to be looking around the room thinking "...when is this chick gonna leave?" Anytime she tries to talk about anything other than "I know it was an accident," he starts doing his hyper-ventilation thing and talking about how Cooper is telling Jesus to check out Ross's killer riffs in the church band. After her plea to Stoddard to let Ross walk, Ross is clearly finished with her and is like "...yea, whatever, I'll be fine."
Some little things I never noticed before:
1) Leanna, on the stand, explained that she was in a state of shock and denial and only knew it would be "real" once she entered their house. Ross, at Cobb, says "...I just want to go home."
2) Ross says something about laying on his cell cot and wondering exactly when Cooper "passed." Seems an odd thought, in general, but particularly interesting if one assumes Ross knew Cooper was alive after lunch.
3) When he goes into his "advocate" speech, Leanna seems to stare at him like "WTF?"
4) Maybe it's a religious thing that I don't understand, but what's with Ross saying that he "WOULDN'T" bring Cooper back, if he could (because he's in a better place), and then immediately going into his "what have I done" mantra. Which is it - are you happy he's in Heaven or upset because you sent him there?
I can't recall if this has been asked, but has it been established that Cooper was Ross's biological son?
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