I agree in part with some of your observations, but I don't think her alleged reaction to the remains found near her home was because she was tailoring her response to what people expected. If that were the case, she would have shown emotion earlier on and more frequently. The only time she really seemed to have an emotional reaction at all was when CA and LA confronted her the night CA called police (supposedly), when the GJ indicted her and one of her first appearances in court (bond hearing maybe).
Part of the problem with this case is we're all trying to view her with what would be normal for anyone, but normal doesn't fit here, if it did, the events leading up to this case wouldn't have happened. I don't think her alleged reaction to the unidentified remains near her house had anything to do with oh my gosh, my poor daughter.....I think they had everything to do with oh my gosh, I'm really in it now. JMO.
Have you listened to the 3rd 911 call? or the enhanced 911 call? (available on 'You-Tube', I believe) KC's demeanor when speaking to 911 raised HUGE red flags to LE. On the "enhanced" version KC can be heard saying "I have nothing to say to them", when 911 dispatcher asked Cindy to put the child's mother on the phone. Undoubtably heard by dispatch. A quiet room or headphones help.
http://www.wesh.com/download/2008/0724/16979711.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3ZFLRZ2
KC couldn't be anymore bored with the whole conversation, then she would have been talking about grass growing. If you listen hard you'll probably catch her yawning. No way do I believe she was upset over the loss of her daughter. More likely if there was a tear it was because Cindy found her, KC knows the party is over.
Yes, yes, yes. Normal doesn't
not call LE/911 when their child goes missing, when their child is injured, when their child stops breathing, FOR ANY REASON! Normal doesn't medicate their child to sleep, so they can go party. Normal doesn't use inappropriate drugs in their two year old, EVER!!!
If you look back over the times KC has reacted emotionally, every time it was sparked by a reference to KC not Caylee. The presser following the JG hearing, (paraphrasing here) Jose says 'KC has a daughter who is missing', nothing. 'KC is a daughter', this is the line that enabled KC to shed a single tear, that seemed to surprise even her. At the bond hearing, KC was seeing her parents for the first time since the day she was arrested. G & C both were sending KC silent 'I love yous' this seemed to have a teary effect on Miss KC.
The other emotion that KC has shared with the world is RAGE. If Cindy had the nerve to ask KC a question she didn't want to answer, instead of reacting with a rational 'I can't answer that, mom'. KC erupts in a tantrum that would make any 2 y o take notice. Her face gets red, she clenches her fists, she looked like she might slam her head on the plexi-glass! (Any wonder JB put the kibosh on her visitors?)
Video of visit Aug 14th/released January 15 '09
http://www.wesh.com/download/2008/0724/16979711.mp3
In the first phone call home after being arrested KC makes the infamous "huge waste" comments to her friend Kristina, who cries on the phone to her "If anything happens to Caylee I will die, just die." A pizzy KC, already angry after seeing Cindy on the news has used up all tolerance for those losers, that day and gets off the phone immediately after getting TonE's phone number. Such a loving mother.
http://www.wftv.com/video/16991942/index.html
The visit from Geo, following Caylee's 3rd BDay was a combination of anger and self pity. She starts out by telling Geo, Caylee's Bday was horrible for her, she spent the day in bed. Then she says she heard (wrongly!) they had a get together with her fav, a pot of Cindy's homemade chili. Ummm how about Caylee's fav? Strangely Caylee didn't really come up when they were talking about why the day should have been special....
And then there was her reaction to Cindy's tears. For this we see both disgust/disdain and a big smile. A normal person I would give the benefit of the doubt that they were trying to cheer up the person in tears. This time, to me it looked like she was enjoying Cindy's pain. errrr
It appears JB believed KC when she claimed Caylee was taken, for whatever reason by a person who loves her. When Caylee turned up 1/4 mile from the A's home, all illusion of Caylee being returned and KC being Mom of the year, for silently protecting her daughter was wiped right off that slate. No more reasonable doubt, no more chances. KC knew her game was up and it possibly brought her to tears.