Wasn’t addressing you, just the others who are bent on blaming the victim. Sorry for any confusion.
Aha, no worries either way. I was thinking out loud, trying to collect arguments concerning her veracity on a certain aspect of her story that someone else seemed to bring up. Obviously I was not there but I do think that at least some arguments against implausibility might be easily rebutted.
I would be interested to know who requested the door lock. Iron and also if there was soundproofing and if so who ordered that. If the answer to both is lauer, then I wonder if that would significantly weaken any potential claims of innocence on his part. That is, does he need unusual privacy and comfort in his office due to the rigors of his job? I suspect that a good defense lawyer would not have much problem with arguing that. However, I also wonder if such an interior electronic remote lock would pass fire inspection. How would one escape if a fire or fire alarm or drill were to occur? Was the lock to code?? Maybe a GC here reading this might know and be able to comment. What state is his office in?