I can’t decide if she lies just to lie or if she was protecting someone. Either way her lies gives Tommy his alibi. And that alibi is a lie. In protecting him she would in turn protect whoever else was involved IF, that is what she was doing. I’ve learned over the years she just lies. Some folks are that way. Her apples didn’t fall far from the tree. I do believe they are hiding something big. Jmo it was not covering for Cotton. I don’t believe people understand how sick that man was. He was in fact at a cancer treatment that morning. After 8 am which is when Tommy says they got to work together. He was in fact at home all day. It is my opinion that a dead man has become a scapegoat. Why? Well, simply he cannot defend himself. He wasn’t known as the nicest person on the block so it’s an easy out. Those that were not around have no clue of how bad of shape he was in. Those that were will tell you, there’s no way. Well except Rusty. What is so bad that you would desecrate your dead dad’s memory in such a way? I can only think of very few reasons.... jmo from what I have learned from those actually there that day. Adults, not teenagers or kids. Those that would remember and remember well.