[nicmarlo]

She had no illegal drugs in her system at the time, per the police report.....but what drugs may she have had in her system? What about something to "put her out" enough to cause her to be too groggy to defend herself?

[nicmarlo]

Relevant Anatomy and Physiology

The occipital bone (identified in green at the back of the skull) continues underneath the brain to produce the posterior fossa of the basal skull (Diagram 2). The temporal (pink) and sphenoid bones (yellow) make up the major structures of the middle fossa of the basal skull. The anterior fossa consists primarily of the frontal bone (shown in brown), however, most of the frontal bone is covered in Diagram 2 by the maxilla (roof of the mouth, identified by blue). A small component of the parietal bone (gray) extends under the brain to produce the lateral edge of the base of the skull.

[T'wit]

The ER drug tests came up negative, and I imagine they cover some common prescription drugs or at least the bodily effects of drugs in general. Still possible that drugs had some role but it doesn't seem likely. He didn't need 'em. He's much bigger than she. If he wrestled her down, and got on her back to hold her down, and cut off her air, there seems little or nothing she could do to defend herself.