My feeling about George and Cindy is that unless/until there is definitive proof (for them, probably Caylee's body being found), their hearts won't let them discount the possibility -- however small -- that she might still be alive. I think that's why George made the comments about the kidnappers. He may think there's some tiny chance she really was kidnapped (even if not by the sitter) or was given away, sold, whatever. So perhaps he thinks if he can make the bad guys believe that their every move is being watched, they would be afraid to harm Caylee and might even release her.
Going that far with it (saying they know who has Caylee and that they're being watched) is more involved than necessary to ensure word gets back to Casey that the family really does still believe her. Makes me think George wants to be sure he's tried every tactic he can think of so long as there's even a whisper of a possibility that Caylee's being held by someone. If she were my grandchild, I might well cling to that one in a million possibility too. So I can't judge too harshly for his comments, ridiculous as they may seem on their face.
I think the GPs are playing both ends against the middle. They are cooperating with LE behind closed doors and at the same time are willing to continue to support Casey, either because there could be some grain of truth in Casey's story or just to get more info from her. Otherwise, they have to go emotionally where no one would want to go -- both in terms of their granddaughter's fate and their own daughter's involvement. As you can see, I'm trying really hard to justify for myself the family's peculiar behavior (which is getting more and more difficult to do). I waffle between being aggravated with them and feeling so heartbroken for them I can barely stand it.
I think Baez has reported back to Casey that the GPs are giving up evidence, talking to LE, giving the big interview to Greta, etc. -- and Casey's just plain pissed about it all, so she "punishes" the family by refusing to see them. Baez knows that wouldn't sound good if made known, so he comes up with a ridiculous excuse as to why she won't see the family.
I think the biggest mistake the family is not having beat the living daylights out of Casey until she spilled the truth...before they called LE into the mix. I think there's a damn good chance Cindy would get it out of her if left alone with her long enough.
have to respectfully disagree with the last point, though I know it ought to work that way. Casey, IMHO, had absolutely zero to litlte respect for her mother, and that's what prompted Cindy to call 911 in the first place, when she didn't sound frantic about Caylee and was really complaining about the theft of the vehicle - she couldn't get it out of Casey. thus the next 911 calls...ending in the frantic one re: caylee...:furious::furious:
