Your post reminded me of one thing I’ve wondered about. When Brian first came home, he had Gabby’s van. Without debating van ownership, I’m curious if the Laundries had a responsibility at that time to contact Gabby, the police, or the Petitos and somehow verify that this girl was okay. Her residence was their home, her vehicle came back without her… I understand BL could have spun a story, but I do wonder if they would be liable in some way if it turns out he did, indeed, tell them the truth? That would be 2 weeks of evidence degrading and knowledge of a missing person where nothing was reported. Aside from just morally feeling wrong, at that point are they accomplices? Do residents of the home where an adult lives have any type of legal obligation to report of a person seemingly disappears while living under their roof?
(Just to be very clear, I do not know BL and I do not know the Laundries. I have no idea if he was more likely to tell them the truth or to tell them some type of story).
MOO.