Great chapter CJ, thanks.
I was wondering, and did some searching, but civil statute of limitations are different then criminal ones. Now we have a seven year AND a ten year statute that are being watched. We know it isn't murder or any felony that could have resulted in the death of someone, as those are indefinite. I'm wondering if there may have been something shady with the Chandlery, and the purchase of the Ares and the Atlantis that are linked. I guess (and it is a guess) that Dirk and Rachael bought the Ares from Bridget's husband for a steal as he was about to go through a divorce. Since Bridget revealed her hand that she knew all about how to sail and track the sailing of the Ares, maybe she was the captain of the Ares and was so incensed with her husband giving away her boat, that she took his life.
Another thing, if I was unsure of Jim and Dirk not being a couple, this chapter settled it for me. Jim and Dirk are NOT a couple. Too many things were put that chapter to misdirect us. Jim had his poker face on when he met with the detective and wouldn't react one way or another when Gonzales called them a couple. Then, when the officer was talking to the senior detective, all he told him was lies. Why would he tell him one truth, Jim and Dirk being lovers, and lie about everything else?
I too think that when Joel reads of Trevor's mishap in the Atlantic and falling overboard, not even the threat of his parents disowning him will get him to come back to the States and leave Trevor on his own.
So here is an overview of my current guesses:
- Dirk and Jim are not lovers
- Bridget killed her husband over the sale of her boat, the Ares
- Bridget and Senior Detective Alford were having an affair
- Bridget killed and sank the Ares, as if she couldn't have her boat, nobody would (Robbie's hint now makes me think that Bridget made the mayday call, not Rachael, and gave the incorrect coordinates.
- The divorce was nothing more than that, divorce. No murder, threats, affairs, etc. They just got caught up in Bridget's dirty cover up.
I imagine the goat won't say too much on this though