Steve Croes may have been pulled into this innocently. We know from Deepak's mom that Deepak hung out on the internet most of the time when he was at home. Steve Croes hung out at the CyperCafe where Deepak worked and they became friends. Unfortunately Steve Croes happens to work on a boat.
I just don't see these guys emailing Croes for a boat or finding out where to get a boat. They would need a faster response and answer than what they would get from email.
So if Steve Croes wasn't involved -- since they're releasing him -- how did N disappear? A different boat? Maybe they should have cadaver dogs search the VDS house/yard, also along that beach by the Marriot. Why the ATM withdrawals?