The Christmas party probably started at 1700. But they still have to let the kids get out of school, spouses get off of work, etc. The Marines had a half day.
But the strange thing is that they live on the other side of town...easy, 30 minute trip. Maybe even 45 right before Christmas. That would mean she didn’t stay very long.
OK,
Get there at 5pm,
leave at what? 6:15pm? Not too odd.
But that leaves a window of time between 2:30 and 5pm for her to be elsewhere.
Interesting that Cesar was a no-show. I’d love to know what his excuse was. There are not too many “good” excuses for missing a unit function. Most are lovingly called “mandatory fun.”