She can be all those things and still see herself as a victim. It is how she has been able to justify her participation in this crime. When LE is trying to get someone to confess, it is critical that the subject NOT feel judged (with some notable exceptions). The thing you leave out during an interview is how you feel about the subject. You want to be their confessor, not the one who sits in judgement and, frankly, her judgement lies elsewhere.LE's job is to get information, not be a judge and jury.
Since LE let MT know at the last session that her lies were demonstrable, you can be sure there have been a number of calls between Coangelo and Bowman about whether she is going to finally tell the truth. LE is in the catbird seat here, though, because MT knows she is still lying about some things BUT has has also admitted Dulos' alibi was fabricated. That is a major truth, and one that Dulos cannot run from. It is the basis on which her interviews will go forward.
On the other hand, she hasn't been truthful about her own involvement, and she is going to have to admit it if she wants to avoid a trial. IMO, she can't understand why she is being charged (I know, I know, I am just telling you what I think is going on in her head). She thought she could BS everyone and that isn't happening, so now she is in a real pickle. LE is not going to let her off the hook.
So yes, the tears are "real", but she is not crying because she thinks she has done anything wrong. She is crying because she doesn't think she has doesn't done anything wrong or, if she did anything, it was a very, very small, teeny tiny thing, that certainly does not justify imprisonment! Her tears are for herself, not an indication she acknowledges the enormity of what SHE did. Yes, she has learned to use her tears to make others pity her, but be clear about one thing. No one pities MT as much as she pities herself.
MT is broken and she was broken long before Dulos came into the picture. She has gotten through life by being a sports groupie hanger-on. Along comes this 'rich' Greek man, athletic like she is, who is going to give her the life she wants/believes she is entitled to and he feeds her head full of all kinds of BS. Now, she ends up here. To her, SHE is the victim.
We don't have to agree with her perception of herself. but it is imperative that LE understands it. I personally would start a Day 1 of her relationship with Dulos. Get her talking so that she keeps talking, then circle around to the lies.The more she talks, the more LE gains the upper hand.
Bottom line, crocodile tears or not, their presence is a tell for LE. MOO!MOO!
