Been thinking.....
Suzanne may have been contemplating leaving but surely she didn't expect death...
What if....
What if Suzanne doesn't go for a morning binge ride because she expects to go on one with her husband later in the day. He's at work, she freely dives into her social media conversation about the wedding.
We don't know what her last message was....
But what we might now is that BM was returning from the Salida job during the 11 o'clock hour.... and her social media conversation ended at noon-thirty, presumably when BM returned home. We've all been wondering what led to the friend's immediate panic. I think it's not that the conversation ended but what her last message may have been.
What if...
What if the last text was: going for a bike ride (with my husband), call the police if I don't return.
Not a stretch. If she had marriage trouble, if she'd confided even generally with her friend, she may indeed have felt some trepidation going off with him. (Common pattern in relationships where there's imbalance-- a fight, the make up with the promise, if Suzanne voiced displeasure, the husband may have tried to appease her with the promise of more time together, hence biking and hiking, but that didn't necessary lift her reticence.) Going on a ride with him might feel like more of the same, when she was finally ready to say no more -- so she wouldn't be 100% scared, just apprehensive. Don't get me wrong, I don't think she went for a bike ride, on Saturday either, but I do think it's possible she thought she'd be going on one.
If she messaged her friend about a bike ride, and then went radio silent, you bet that friend would worry. Then to learn she disappeared (reportedly) on a bike ride a full day later??? Freak out!
That last text may well tell the whole story.
JMO