But he wasn't there at the time of the incident/staging phase. The R's are on edge, wondering if people are buying into this ruse (PR peeking through her hands at Ardnt). Do they really turn to their lawyer that very same day and go "By the way, BR did it." Highly unlikely. Even if they do confess to him at a later stage, they are now in it DEEP by covering up after the fact. Bynum would probably tell them that they'd definitely be charged with hindering the investigation, if not some other more significant charges. My guess is they realized that there was no turning back without serious repercussions and so the plan became "carry on at all costs".
Yes, attorneys were not present during the staging. However, because phone records (cell phone iirc) were not available, one cant know if an attorney was called early before the 911 call was placed. Some details regarding attorney engagement are appropriate to understand and why many question whether the Rs knew or did not know about the age factor regarding BR.
In his Primetime interview with Diane Sawyer in Sept. 1997 family friend and attorney MBsaid that it had not occurred to JR to seek legal representation until after he learned the police were holding JBs body for ransom in exchange for interviews with the Rs. (That unfortunate turn of phrase ransom the body was coined by PH of the DAs office and then this phrase was used by MB.) In point of fact Commander Eller simply wanted to hold the body to make sure there werent some other tests that should be done. It was something Eller discussed on the 28th, but as one notes from the sequence of this hiring of attorneys in Kolars book, there were already attorneys involved. Kolar learned that R attorneys were working on behalf of the family as soon as Friday morning. the 27th, before the autopsy of JB was even underway.
Timing of attorney engagement:
Follow-up police interview: Dec. 27, 1996 R friend/attorney MB was present at the Fernie residence that evening Dec. 27 and wouldnt permit an interview to take place at the police department. It was then when according to Bynum in advising JR and receiving JRs permission, that he engaged the big law firm.
Contradiction: This does not jive with the fact that FW had been contacted by R attorneys on the afternoon of the 26th, to arrange an interview first thing on the morning of the 27th.
Additional contradiction from JR: In TOSOS JR claims he received a tip from an employee at Access Graphics on the 27th, that someone inside the system had called to warn JR that the police were out to get him. . .that they think he murdered JB. It was at that point that JR said he hired attorneys.
My question is: who called the R attorneys who were trying to reach FW on the afternoon of the 26th. And when were they called?