“... Through all of those scenerios,the problem is why did Yamamoto let go of her and let her drift? ...”
Speculation:
Maybe he was the one who ‘did her in’ & that was part of the ruse?
Re: Key figure
Speculation:
She was gonna spill the beans in a deposition related to that law suit brought some months earlier.
Could be and even more reason not to leave loose ends with a fake death. I'm still on the fence with the Fuddy conspiracy but the thing that is most nagging (and apparently it's just me) is the lack of witnesses. Why did the airport employees close up early? Why did none of the passengers have anyone one waving them off? If the pilot had not performed a miracle, there would be no witnesses whatsoever. With Fuddy being the Honorary Mayor there, one would think the preacher or whomever drove them to the airport would have had the courtiousy to hang around. Come one, it's not like JFK where passengers have to get there two hours early. IIRC, the plane took off early because everyone was there. One would also think the airport would have kept normal hours if for nothing else but to give her access to the restroom, the snack machine and a place to sit.