Keep going, please elaborate what you are thinking about ZO protecting himself.
Also, In this situation, let's take a different look at the relationships here. Instead of CR being an enemy of ZO, lets say they knew each other because of the drug exchanges between mutual "friends". But ZO didn't want CR at smallwood for these "other reasons" particularly in his state of mind.CR has been described as a smart alec by many; some even say he was a cute witty smart alec, but maybe ZO just punched him in retaliation for a smart remark, maybe it was a money matter. At 3 in the morning a punch wouldn't have to make perfect sense. Is there a connection between ZO and JR? What crossed my mind was, why would CR cover ultimately for ZO & Co.
When first approached CR doesn't know LS will never turn up. He is only concerned about his own liability if say LS winds up in a hospital with alcohol poisoning. Maybe his first lie was to hide that he bought her a couple drinks at Sports.
Or Why would ZO & Co. be the Person X or clean up crew for JR? If he was the supplier of the drugs that LS took and didn't want to answer any questions.
If CR/MB had no knowledge of what happened to LS after she gets moved to JR's they can reasonably stick to their stories, pass polygraphs, and so on. So If JR gets LS over to his place and passes it(seriously bad situation) to Person X (let's say ZO&Co for a test). He also can claim he doesn't know what happened, saw her leave, etc...True Each would have a compartmentalized role. Even though they should be able to figure out to some extent what happened. Silence motivated by fear???IDK
So this drives curiosity about possible connections between JR + ZO & Co.
Are there any? Otherwise back to Person X.
At some point LS was taken in a vehicle or is still there very close. More than ever intuition tells me she did not leave 5N in a conscious state, nor did she get off that block bordered by 10th, Morton, 11th and College on foot.
Perhaps someone that was there the next day could explain what LE activity was like? At first, I would imagine some officers to talk to HT and other people in adjacent apartments. Then they go see CR/MB and then JR. Maybe JR first because HT only knows that LS went to JR with DR at 12:00. So maybe either they go to DR or JR first.
In the meantime, suppose LS was in the trunk of a car inside the 10th & College building parking garage(is there one?). Seems cars and other vehicles could be coming and going from this building and who would pay attention? She could have been transported from there to anywhere. Were she alive, she could have been kept there in an apartment for hours, days, who would know?
This gives some twists on JR's calls at 4:15. I don't believe JR's story, but for argument sake let's work it. LS can't remember phone numbers and asks JR, do you have XX's number, no, how about DR? Yes. So DR is called. She mumbles something about maybe he has her phone (if true, proves she is still very out of it, if a lie it's an interesting lie) Maybe she was thinking of DR for protection of returning to her apt? The other call, to someone also in smallwood or in the 10th & College building or JW? That would be very curious either way. Very curious that this person is never named. Now looking the other way, JR as a lazy but still concerned friend, tells LS to call him when she gets to her apt. She really leaves at 3:30, it gets after 4:00 and he starts thinking, oh crap what now!? So he calls DR because he is a friend of LS and lives there in smallwood to check on her. He doesn't answer. Who else does JR call then? He changes his story to modify the time she left and to make it seem like she made the calls because he feels guilty for letting her go alone. Problem with this is that if she left at 3:30 alone don't you think JR would later come clean about his white lie as this became a search for an abductor. That would almost work, except I don't think she was capable of standing, much less walking. No, not at 3:00, not at 3:30 and not at 4:15.
