[ChiefKujo]

I think the email thing will be the key. My bet is this woman, while working for Rush, got onto his computer and send herself some emails as part of the scheme to bolster her future claims. The thing which will shoot this down is that Rush will have emails dated at times when he was nowhere near his computer (e.g. giving a speech, on an airplane, on the air, etc.

[MHGinTN]

Clearest explanation I've yet heard! This woman and her 'upstanding husband' were building this scheme for some reason, over time. Planned blackmail but got busted before they could hit Rush with it? And I'm wondering how they even knew to contact Shohat?