Gosh, pillows have been used before in the act of suffocating someone haven't they? Could the HINO have done a terrible horrific act like That?, after all he said he was starving and dehydrating her to death because he Loved her so much fifteen years later after spending a half million plus in legal fees to get court approval to carry out his Act of Love.
She was in the situation she was in because Michael put her there. That's the way I see it, and that's what I'm sticking to.