SBM
Believe me when I tell you that it is possible to push someone/manipulate a person to the point of madness. TA's responses were the direct result of her outrageous behavior and not first blood drawn by him. They were REACTIONS to her never ending torrent of emotionally manipulative, high schooler garbage. Death by a 1000 cuts, first mentally, then physically.
The way she performed on the stand with Juan, chastising him about his tone, posture, anger.
When he called her on it and asked her if she were blaming him, she said, "It's my fault" and condescendingly placed her hand over her chest. "It's not your fault."
That's how I imagine her with Travis.
All wide-eyed innocence, incredulous expressions, feigned disappointment and hurt while the entire time sounding completely rational and reasonable and "normal" while TA begins to heat up.
Passive aggressive soft pedal button pushing. She pushed and pushed while speaking quietly, calmly, patronizingly.
The angrier he grew, the calmer she became while pushing buttons harder and harder.
Oh yeah. Been there, hated that.
She would have made him look like a bullying hot head while she stood there pushing buttons applying more and more pressure on those buttons until he lost his mind and lashed out.
Then she steps back, expresses her distress and retreats.
Anyone overhearing the conversation would think HE was the a$$ and she was the victim. So she could tell ALV, Dr. Samuels and Dr. Geffen the exact words they both used and that's all they needed.
