A thought re why would DV be dumb enough to duck out on the porch for a smoke, a question raised in an earlier thread.
One theory is this: theory of possible insistence on innocence by DV: he got the kids back in the apt and littlest down easily for a nap. Maleah was hungry or bored/playful/wanting to interact/asked DV for something and he smashed her against the wall told her to shut up, dragged her to bed, and threatened her she’d better nap. Or if we’re going with the molestation allegation theory, he could have raped Maleah while the youngest napped either bc he’s a predator/opportunist and/or bc he wanted to retaliate against BB for saddling him with the kids again what a drag and buzz kill.
In either theory, the “discipline” or rape was intentional, deliberate, but MH’s death was accidental/unintentional and not premeditated.
Baby was still asleep napping. DV realized MH was dead and DV was f’d; he panicked and couldn’t lady McBeth in the house just then, he instinctively escaped to the porch to smoke and think. Anxiety triggers heightened desire for smoking to relieve anxiety in a smoker.
He smoked out on the porch because that’s where they went to get away, to literally blow off steam, to escape, because he wasn’t thinking but immediately realized he had to think. He needed to hatch a plan quick. But the neighbor saw him smoking out on his porch, DV got snapped back into reality, and had to renter the crime scene to deal with it.
