So we now have three opposing theories
By PeterMac
ONE:
Madeleine
gets out of bed, neatly straightens out the sheets and duvet and plumps
up the pillow, and arranges her cuddle cat and blanket on the bed
She
then slides open the window, and pulls the strap opening the shutters,
after which she makes sure to tuck the curtains back down behind the
second bed and behind the wicker chair
She then leaves the bedroom, making sure to leave the door open by a few degrees more than her parents had left it.
After
pulling back or ducking behind the full length curtains she opens the
patio door, turns, closes the curtains again, then pulls the door shut
behind her.
Then she opens the child security gate at the top of
the stairs, goes through, and from one step down, closes it and locks it
again behind her.
She descends and opens the gate out onto the pavement, which she dutifully closes behind her.
She
then wanders off and steps out in front of a car which hits her with
sufficient force and at sufficient speed either to kill or to seriously
injure her rendering her immediately unconscious.
This is not observed or heard by anyone else.
The driver decides to conceal the event, scoops Madeleine up, places her in the car.
He
then clears the road of the debris which falls from under wheel arches
in a collision, and ensure there are no traces of blood or ‘scuff
marks’, nor tyre skid marks, before driving off.
He disposes of the body, and probably the vehicle, at a later date in unknown locations.
This
occurs in the time between any of the Tapas 7 passing or re-passing on
their way to and from their checks on their own children.
Or
TWO:
a
random burglar, intent on scooping up the vanishingly small amount of
valuable items a family takes on holiday tries to enter unheard and
unseen through the shuttered window, which cannot be opened fully from
outside.
Discovering this he elects to go round to the side of
the street lit by several sodium lamps, and enters through the small
side gate, up the stairs, through the child safety gate and the unlocked
patio doors.
He searched the apartment finding 5 British passports among other sundry items. He ignores these.
He then enters the second bedroom and finds the children.
He decides to kill one for reasons unknown.
He does so silently without disturbing either the child, or the twins, who are sleeping.
He
places the body behind the sofa and then shaves, cutting himself, and
amuses himself swatting mosquitos on the wall behind the sofa.
After
90 minutes he decides the coast is clear and he leaves by the patio
doors, carefully closing the curtains and the door behind him, and
carries the body down the stairs, and out onto the road. He is careful
to close all the gates behind him, and even more careful to leave no
fingerprints or other forensic trace.
He dodges the members of
the group who are passing and re-passing in all directions on a regular
basis, only minutes apart on their way to and from checking their
children, and is unobserved by anyone else.
He disappears into
the night, taking the long way down towards the rock at the western end
of the beach, and is seen by only one family.
He disposes of and
conceals the body in a place and in a manner unknown, but undetectable
to two police forces with International co-operation, and using the most
modern scientific equipment.
Or
THREE:
a
random paedophile, intent on taking one particular and very special
child tries to enter unheard and unseen through the shuttered window,
which cannot be opened fully from outside.
Discovering this he
elects to go round to the side of the street lit by several sodium
lamps, and enters through the small side gate, up the stairs, through
the child safety gate and the unlocked patio doors.
He then enters the bedroom and finds the children.
Without putting on the light he identifies the target of his quest, and lifts her out of bed
He does so silently without disturbing either the child, or the twins, who are sleeping.
He
then amuses himself swatting mosquitos on the wall behind the sofa. He
also uses 'Cadaverine spray' behind the sofa to confuse police dogs, as
a ‘red herring’
Once he decides the coast is clear and he leaves
by the patio doors, carefully closing the curtains and the door behind
him, and carries the body down the stairs, and out onto the road. He is
careful to close all the gates behind him, and even more careful to
leave no fingerprints or other forensic trace.
He dodges the
members of the group who are passing and re-passing in all directions on
a regular basis, only minutes apart, on their way to and from checking
their own children, and is unobserved by anyone else.
He
disappears into the night, taking the long way down towards the rock at
the western end of the beach, and is seen by only one family.
During all this, the child does not wake.
He
returns to his Hellish Lair in the lawless hinterland within 10 miles
of the village, and remains there for the next 11 years, caring for the
girl and bringing her up as his own.
His interest in 3 year
olds fades with time, and he moves through the phases of paraphilias to
adolescents and young adults. In this he is unique.