Scarlett wrote:
Hi Everybody,
I have been lurking for a while but just wanted to throw my thoughts into the mix.
JVDS did take Natalee to the beach, but saw something he wasn't supposed to see. I'm thinking a drug drop or shippment. The people that were there, including Steve Crose, know that they cannot let Natalee get away but they can't make the son of a judge disappear so easily. They tell JVDS to keep his mouth shut or he would face a murder charge, and maybe more, like his family getting hurt. JVDS emails Deepak to come get him then when he gets home tells Papa. Papa knows these people because he is a judge and has knowledge of what goes on in the drug trade. Papa tells JVDS to keep his mouth shut, he would take care of it. I always thought it was funny that the two security guards were arrested so fast. Did Papa mis-direct the investigation?
Since JVDS also told Deepak now they all have to come up with an good story to cover themselves because they know they were the last people to be seen with Natalee.
Papa is praying that JVDS, Deepak and Stashi can keep their mouths shut, but they are young, so the stories are starting to fray at the edges a little, just the cover story. I don't think anyone that is currently under arrest is ever going to tell what really happened to Natalee because they have a much bigger fear than being in jail for 20 years. If they talk, their families will end up like the man that was beheaded.
Remember when Arubagirl said this month was the "crappiest" one she has seen on the island. Too much violence for this peaceful place, all because JVDS and Natalee were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I don't think JVDS gave Natalee drugs. They both might have had a little too much to drink, but I really get the feeling they were just acting like a couple of teenagers who got in over their heads.
For what it's worth...just my 2 cents.
PS. I'm not a teacher, but the mother of a teacher is almost as good. (Social Studies, Phys Ed and football/basketball coach)