I realize that. But, it's only about 8 minutes from Buchanan to Charles. At first I thought maybe Crystal just wouldn't get out once she got home, so Crystal took her to Kroger to dump her. But, because that made no sense (why not dump her closer to where they were?), I thought, perhaps, there was time for them to devise their plan, get back closer to Buchanan, and look for the first 24-hr. establishment they could find. It's a wee bit far-fetched, I know. Guess I have too much time on my hands today. Sorry :( Just strike my last two posts! (I like puzzles and just bit on xo's bait.)
Sorry I can not see the second stripper being so clever as to be coy enough to not fully back CM up from the start. Plus if she were clever enough to coy at first about a rape happenning, she would not say things like I change my mind because of what the defense lawyers did/said.
Had the two cooked up this story, CM would have said she was raped. THe second stripper would have immediately said she was out of her site in the bathroom and outcried immediately upon getting out of there.
I think the avoiding a substance abuse charge and her probation being revoked is the likely reason. Her kids and the state taking them was not likely a reason because she was not worrying about them but herself at the time.