So, if we have Christina on active duty in one place and Maria and



on duty in another place, then we have the "unit" run by



AND the unit Christina is in ALL probably ganging up to make Maria's life hell. I wonder if there was ANYONE or ANYPLACE on that base safe for Maria? No WONDER Maria was hesitant to move ahead on the assault charges - she was being pressured from her co-workers and it appears she was either ignored or hassled by everyone around her - above, below and equal.
Poor Maria - I am sure she would have done just about anything, including going alone to meet



- if she thought it would make her life (and more importantly her baby's life and future) even a little more secure, nicer, easier and happier. Her mother was hassling her and upsetting her and she must been sick and tired and lonely and desperate and scared. Facing birth and motherhood ALL ALONE with no support or even a kind or sympathetic word from anyone - even her own family was disapproving. One kind, encouraging, word from



would have sent her running to him in a heartbeat, no questions asked. In her desperation, she was willing to trust him - I am sure she had no idea that she was running headlong toward death - she was so vulnerable and



(or Christina or both) saw that weakness as an opportunity to end all their problems forever. No baby, no charges, no problems - so neat and nice, right before Christmas too.
And has anyone wondered HOW



got Maria's ATM PIN? Did



offer to deposit some money for her...and to keep it a secret (from his wife maybe?) say he needed her PIN so he could do it at the ATM? Or did he go WITH her and deposit some money so he could get her PIN before he killed her? I mean he surely would have wanted to get any money HE gave her or spent buying the bus ticket back - thus the withdrawals and the Western Union wires after we know she was dead.
You know what's sick - I think Maria paid for the paint, the landscaping and the party to cover up the evidence of her murder. Heres what I think was probably their twisted thought process...
the 

's felt justified the whole way thru - since Maria caused all their added trouble, expense and work she not only had to die (with that pesky baby) but she OWED THEM $$$. MAria caused it ALL, it was all her fault - she set out to entice and tease 

until she forced him to succumb to her feminine wiles and have sex with her (and she refused to allow him to use a condom too), and then of course she got pregnant (on purpose, to trap 

into paying her support and medical for 18 years) so of COURSE she WOULD NOT have an abortion and when 

rejected her she ran off and filed false charges against him. Well what were they to do - she was EVIL, ruining their perfect lives and she would NOT go away no matter what they did to make her leave so FINALLY she made them kill her and the baby. The didn't want to, they had to - to protect themselves, you see.
Of COURSE Maria, was even MORE trouble DEAD - she WOULD not die neatly - she had to make it harder for them and die a messy death - practically destroys their HOUSE and her body didn't burn right either and it ruins their daughter's play area. It's only RIGHT that she should pay for their troubles and legal expenses and of course for them to clean up and cover up and buy themselves and their daughter extra nice gifts to make up for all the inconvenience and sacrifice - it being their holidays and all. Maybe they even thought about trying to keep or sell her car and her stuff--until the Sheriff started calling asking questions. BLAST THAT WITCH Maria was dead, and STILL she was with them every day, causing nore trouble for THEM from her grave. The ungrateful beootch - she was haunting them from the grave they so graciously provided for her in the backyard!
And I do not think for a minute Maria bought that bus ticket. The fact that whoever DID buy it made such a deal about asking about parking the car there and made sure to draw attention to herself tells me it wasn't Maria. It was ALL a set up to provide a cover-up for Maria being missing and deflect suspicion from



. And if the ticket was bought before Maria died then Christina is part of the murder from the planning stage - and it was premeditated.
AND I think Christina is still really angry , not at



, but at Maria. I get the buried anger vibe all over the events since Jan 11th. I get the idea that Christina truly believes Maria is ruining her life - in Christina's mind it's not her own actions or those of



that are to blame for what's happening, but MARIA. It's ALL, everything that has happened, all MARIA's fault. She can be so calm and so self-absorbed because this was all out of her control - "Maria made them do it" and she is continuing to destroy their lives from the grave.
And ya know what - that is almost the same vibe I got from the Marine presser today. They did everything but stand there and whine like a bunch of babies that their troubles are all because of Maria. Geez, she is wasting MORE precious Marine time and energy and money and she ruined a STELLAR Marine in the process. So much trouble for a merely "steady" Female Marine who was having a BABY - less work, more expense - more troubles for them.
Osama is wasting his time with traditional terrorists - all it takes to destroy a whole base and bring it to it's knees is a 20 year old pregnant Lance Corporal from Ohio. It's pretty sad that we are depending on these people to defend us when they can't even find their own azzes with an operations manual, a Colonel in charge and several squadrons of trained soldiers and support staff using both hands and a spotlight.
Semper FUBAR should be their motto!
My Opinion