More likely for her to give him a tie which wouldn't identify her. (Boy, that rings a bell).
Sac
Now about the discrepancies in the story of the found or not found ring (rings a bell? J.R.R. Tolkien?) Just because two reporters got it don't mean nuttin! Mebbe it just shows how lazy these journalism graduates are. One overheard sumping, overheard it wrong, repeated it to another one with a Master's Degree from a reputable Journalism School, and voila, a story's made!