I do agree that TLM was looking after TLM. And I do believe she wanted to avoid testifying. But, I also believe that she is where she wants to be.
She, IMO, confessed (and turned in MR) because she realised she is bloody insane and that SHE is safer behind bars. Nevermind that the rest of the world is safer, but SHE is. What does she have on the outside? Nothing. And once she realised she was being played by MR, it became obvious that she also has nobody. She decided to go down... but not alone.
They were in on this together, they went down together. And her life is quite comfortable 'behind bars'. She has food, shelter, protection. None of which she had on the outside, really. Her life, as it was, sucked. Sadly, it sucked so much that it is better where she is now.
But, that is my opinion on why she confessed (and turned MR in, and eventually decided to say that SHE was the one who held the hammer that horrible day). She was looking out for herself. Doing the "right thing" served her purposes, and for the next 25 years, she really doesn't have much to worry about.
JMO.
I don't really disagree with you.
I just have a real problem with figuring out MR.
Here is a guy who is with a girl he really doesn't want to be with.
But, she supplies him with drugs and he pretends they are pals.
I don't know what MR is doing for money, but I don't buy the "escort" story. I think it is more involved than that and probably involves drug courier and money transfers type of cash job.
Judging by his car.........and living at home........I don't think he is the mastermind behind the drugs.
Then one day, he decides he is going to get this girl, whom he barely knows but what he knows is she is in constant trouble with the police and just got out of custody, and he is going to get her to get him a young girl to fulfill a sexual fantasy for him.
And he is going to depend on her not to say anything for the rest of HIS life, never mind her life.
Maybe.............if he literally lost all sense of reason, all sense of self interest, and all sense of normal compassion and humanity.............it could happen.
Or if he was drugged up to the point of incoherent thought.
But how many drug addicts at that point of a drug binge are interested in sex at all..........let alone driving down the highway, doing drug pickups and stopping for coffee?
I have known people whacked out on oxy and percs...........and they can barely tie their shoes, let alone plan and execute a plan of any consequence. When TM was at CM's house, she said TLM came in and was so far gone that she didn't think she recognized TM. MR was supposed to doing 400 mg a day of oxy plus 15 percs a day?
It is just too bizarre a scenario..........too far out there..........for me.
I am thinking there must be another answer.
One that makes some kind of sense.
I guess I will know in a week or two..........
JMO.................