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.
“...Why did the airport employees close up early? ...”
That’s been bugging me too.
Also, the ‘bang’ and engine failure,
Speculation:
Mayne someone messed with the engine, didn’t care who else was on board & wanted Fuddy ‘done in’.
Not speculation:
A few months prior, and in that area, another plane had mech trouble.
“... . IIRC, the plane took off early because everyone was there. ...”
Was that flight the last departure and were there no more arrivals that day?
Maybe the employees left due to that?
But that doesn’t make any sense either ...
They needed her knowledqe of what to cover up. She was the one who knew who did what, when, and how, and they needed to know who to watch. She was more valuable to them alive if they could make sure nobody could ever force her to testify.
As it is, she probably has a new face and is livinq somewhere exotic where nobody will find her. That’s how they do this stuff. She can tell them what they need to know when they need to know it, without any risk of her ever testifyinq.
That’s probably also how they know who to apply sticks and carrots to, in the HDOH...