From the article...she can’t remember...could this be why?
https://www.bphope.com/changes-in-hippocampus-seen-in-people-with-bipolar/
ADDICTION - Problematic alcohol use linked to reduced hippocampal volume
“Hippocampus” apparently is one of the few multi-syllabic words that burnt out Blowsey can still use in a sentence.
She was all “deer in the headlights” when confronted with a big word like exculpatory.