I wonder if TC purposely went to Walmart knowing that they have a certain amount of surveilance as another way to show the authorities that he cannot be told what to do. We know he did this with the school after they told him to stay away from ET. A narcissist will not stand for people telling them what to do. It flies in the face of everything they live for - control and power. The fact that not only does he make a minimal attempt to disguise (the hair color), but ET is wearing his shirt and that shirt has been in many photos. That right there is IMO is a direct message to LE and ET's family and the public, that he has made her his property and he is in control of this situation. In his distorted, juvenile mind, he may have thought that if he could show that ET was with him willingly (meaning he shows her freely following him in a Walmart) that would make people think they were any ordinary couple and the aspect of ET being in serious danger would be decreased or impeded. Narcissists are extremely cunning and they study people. They know how to present themselves in a way that puts people off guard or sways their thinking. TC may think that to the public he can show them looking like (in his diseased reality) that nobody needs to worry, because everybody can relate to a couple shopping like normal in Walmart. There are already too many people that want to believe ET went willingly and is in no danger so this reinforces that belief. To LE, he is IMO sending them a taunt, just like he did with the school because the narcissist in TC wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to show that he is superior and is operating right under their noses. Hopefully soon he will screw up. They always do because their ego has no bounds. IMO LE has a lot more info but for safety and strategic reasons cannot release it. I'm all in favor of that if that is the case.