[Illbay]

Well, you were right about the gun. There was no gun.

There was a knife.

And the screen was cut from OUTSIDE, and that's how the creep got in.

And the Smarts had nothing to do with it, beyond being victims of a heinous crime.

[Iwo Jima]

The police say that the screen was cut from the inside, and I believe that.

I agree that the Smarts had nothing to do with "it," it being an abduction. I have never thought that the Smart family had any guilty responsibilty for Elizabeth's disappearance. I do think that they were part of a family situation involving teenagers which many very nice families including my own have experienced. No "blame," just one of those things that got way out hand when (I believe) Elizabeth took it upon herself to take a hike.