Yeah, well... At this hour I do make my share of typos. I make them at all hours.
But, hypothetical or not, it might explain why the dog didn't create a stir when she left the house.
That could be. That is a problem, and I have no better resolution to it. Still, that's guessing. I don't think DW should be convicted on guesswork.
The defense contends that because the dog didn't bark, Westerfield didn't enter the house. But, the dog was downstairs when the father found the open door, and he carried the dog back upstairs and closed the dog in the bedroom with him.
There's another thing. That whole thing about the open door doesn't sit well with me. It sounds like a lie.