Again,
she wasn't drunk. She clearly had some sense of decorum
or modesty, since she was rebuffing the more
demonstrative of Tommy's advances only moments before.
Why would she suddenly allow Tommy to go much farther,
outdoors? Being outdoors was unnecessary. Why go
outdoors? Not only did being outdoors, at that point,
not make it any less likely they would be discovered,
arguably, it made it more likely.
Maybe, Martha went outside because she was trying to
go home. Maybe, she went outside because she had not
consented to a sexual encounter. Maybe, she went
outside because, now that everyone was gone, Tommy
was coming on too strong. Maybe, Martha Moxley went
outdoors because she was afraid.
In the upcoming interview, Tommy may explain the
situation this way: Alright, she still wasn't
warming up to the idea of hooking up when I asked her
to wait while I spoke to Andrea. In fact, we hadn't
even discussed it. It was up in the air--unspoken.
After I started to walk her home, that's when she
finally reciprocated my advances. In the heat of the
moment, we found ourselves getting hot and heavy
right there. Only afterwards, did we realize how cold
it was, or the craziness of where we were laying.
Passion took over.
Let it not be denied that passion and hormones of
teenagers are powerful forces--capable even, of
occasionally fighting back the elements. So, let's
accept this version of events for a moment.
Tommy is walking Martha home, still trying to woo
her. Flirting, kissing, playing around...boom, she is
now swept off her feet. The [WW]
have their
encounter and, for whatever reason, it's all over
within twenty minutes.
If we accept this version, the following questions
have to be answered. First, Tommy reported that at
approximately 9:30, while at the side (kitchen) door,
he had a brief conversation with Martha Moxley who
was in the driveway. He tells Martha to wait inside
the side door for him. Then, he enters the house.
However, a number of eyewitnesses claim they saw
Martha walk around the back and not go
directly inside. At 9:30, Julie Skakel, for example,
says, "I could see Martha walking around the back
fence and, about the same time that Tommy closed the
door, Andrea tried to get in the front door, but she
couldn't, so she ran the door bell. I could see Tommy
slowly walking through the kitchen and ... I think
looking through the glass to see who it was." Martha
could have gone around the back and then come back
in. It is not clear why she would have bothered, but
let's suppose it is possible. Tommy may say that is
what happened. He may say that Martha, to be
inconspicuous, went around back to give the
impression that she was leaving. However, if
Martha went to such lengths to be inconspicuous it is
only because she knew perfectly well what they would
shortly be doing, and if that is true, we are back to
wondering why they would have gone outside in the
first place. Remember, the house and the van were at
their disposal, offering as much discretion as they
could have wanted.
There is an irrefutable pattern of inconsistency--no
matter what sort of spin Tommy attempts to put to
these events. An objective during the upcoming
interview should be to lead him, one at a time,
through any number of these various scenarios and
watch how he treads the water. Encourage
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