Given the times. [ She rolled her eyes a bit at that. It seemed absurd, but he had a point with the time period. A frown touched her lips. ] I've had a relationship like that. [ One where you just keep trying to make it work even though you know it's a disaster for you both. So, she understood, even if she didn't agree with it. ]

Sounds like he didn't even try to make it easier for himself. I can't imagine people took it well that he ran off with his stepson even if he wasn't actually the killer. [ He sounded like an idiot. ] I'm sorry you got no closure though. [ That she was also familiar with, though truthfully she was usually the one doing things like that to someone else. Whoops. ]

The birth father makes a lot of sense. Why wasn't he a suspect initially? Did evidence just point to Jack too hard for him to even be considered?