So in that theory...
1. Who were they handed off to?
2. Why were they handed off?
3. Why phone 911 at 10am the next day?
4. Why would both their mom & DM lie about it?
I don't believe they were handed over in New Glasgow the chance of being caught on cctv or dashcams would create too big a risk no matter what the odds
I wouldn't rule out them being handed over enroute home in a more remote location but it would be at the lower end of a list of possibilities for me .
The one thing that prevents me from believing that both parents are aware of what happened and are covering for each other is usually in a scenario like that the couple don't separate so quickly they tend to stick together.
A quote I like is "together we stand tall divided we fall "
If both parents done something that is shared knowledge between them , the fact of the matter is in a situation like this with Malehya leaving Daniel ,no contact ,changing status to single ,it becomes dog eat dog . Both would become paranoid that the other would crack ,so both would want to get there side across first .
Unless dun dun dun , that was the plan all along to point the finger of suspicion Daniels way as he was the better liar
But would Daniel risk losing his three bio children to cover for Malehya and two step children ( please don't take that as I'm referring to lilly and jack as less than because I'm most definitely not it's just that in most cases blood is thicker than water )
If we take a look at jack and lillys bio dad relinquishing custody and I'm not judging but Daniel could have done that too I would imagine and he didn't. So he obviously loves his children enough to remain in their lives , is he going to risk that for a woman he knows 2/3 years for a prison stint that may cost him not only his own freedom but his own kids childhood idk