Sorry this post is so long! I've been thinking about this a lot!!
Theory: (Just my thoughts from reading and observing...)
There is a lot of evidence that E is a narcissist.
"Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they're superior to others and have little regard for other people's feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism." (Mayo Clinic) I believe this fragile self-esteem vulnerable to criticism is what leads to her violent temper tantrums.
I do not believe that E would kill Gabe. She would only kill him in a rage, and he would not stimulate a rage in her. He can not challenge her self esteem. As a narcissist, I believe that if he was crying, she would just ignore it.
I believe that, as with her dogs, she would not simply get rid of something (or someone) if she stood to gain from it financially.
She stood to gain both in revenge against L and financially by selling Gabe. She knew she could not give him up for legitimate adoption.
TS was her original customer, but she realized it was too risky to sell him in AZ, and she could do better money-wise.
TS somehow became a partner in this-- perhaps when she realized she would not be given Gabe, she and E made a deal to split the money. Or, perhaps, TS came upon an opportunity to exploit someone who thinks she's smarter than everyone else, but is actually too self-centered to understand that at 23, she doesn't know squat.
TS and EJ both schemed against each other behind the scenes believing that each could end up with all the money by screwing the other one over...
TS set up the "adoption" (which I believe was really a sale). Gabe was sold to a broker who specializes in these types of transactions. I do not believe that TS and EJ are sophisticated enough to set up this type of deal themselves and leave no trace.
I don't believe that the people who actually want the child bought him directly from EJ or TS. I believe that most people who buy from a broker are just desperate, not evil. If they actually saw EJ or TS on the news, having bought Gabe directly from them, I believe they would come forward. (yes, criminal consequences or not). They would feel badly for Logan missing his boy. The couple who has ended up with Gabe has no idea who he really is because they bought him from a broker. (Nor do they probably really want to know.) They can hang on to whatever story the broker told them about getting the baby from some teen mom who was desperate and alone and just couldn't care for him.
The broker is the one who set them up with the babysitter. S/He does this frequently and knows the best way to set it up -- babysitter, meet alone without the kid, two hotel rooms (the broker was probably a guest at the other hotel), set EJ up with fake TX ID, etc The broker probably gave her cash for the hotel.
TS was to wire the money or put it into a specific account once EJ was safely in FL
TS and EJ had a contingency plan that, if caught, EJ will sit in jail for a set amount of time, and let LE exhaust themselves following fake leads (like a landfill search) (plan possibly recommended by the broker)
EJ thinks that TS has the money and will split it with her when she gets out. (Or visa-versa, but I think it's more likely that TS is hiding the money knowing they would scrutinize EJ's financials, AND TS owns a business in which she could camouflage the money)
Also, LE doesn't have probable cause to search TS's financials like they do with EJ. She will have time to filter the money. They would need much more evidence of some financial involvement on her part to subpoena the records... so far, they have kept all the financial dealings attached only to EJ. (selling her dogs to raise money, paying cash, etc)
In a set time (like 60 days) EJ will come forward with some kind of story like: "Some people kidnapped Gabe. They told me that if I didn't keep quiet for "X" number of days, they would kill him (and my whole family or some such). This exonerates TS of any involvement. She was so scared she didn't know what to do. She will cry, say she is so scared for her family and her baby, and meanwhile, the trail has gone cold.
A time frame of about 60 days would be about right because she will have faded from the limelight, and then will suddenly be front page news again... and posing as a sympathetic creature.
I'm not saying people, LE nor the public, will BUY this story, but that is what she will come up with (Narcissists believe they are smarter than everyone else, so she thinks her plan is fool-proof).
Meanwhile, TS knows that
she has the money,
EJ's story, while unbelievable, doesn't point the finger (or any
new fingers) at her
EJ will be spending 20 years in jail, and after this, even if she comes out to implicate TS, no one will listen to her after so many lies.
This is all just my opinion from my mind, which, admittedly, leans toward conspiracy theories!! Feel free to punch holes in it, because I love to discuss these ideas with others. And the people here at WS have the best ideas and insights!!
One non-theory piece::
Question: Why are they searching a landfill in AZ, if he was last seen in TX... do they know something they aren't telling the public yet??? If I missed something, please post... TIA
