A Most Shocking Turn

[peppermintyrose]

So, so, so. I've been thinking about that blurb while I was gone. Thanks to those who think of me and message me, while I am gone. At the moment, I think of you all regularly, because the wili wili flower grows by our clothesline and it's in bloom. I see what I consider the peculiar red flower Eric gave to Sookie and think of my lovely friends.

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[elbly]

Originally I was avoiding asking if you were dead, because I figured if you were busy then hassling you was not a friendly thing to do. But now I feel guilty for not sending you a simple "we're not dead, we hope you're not dead" message. Bad Elbly!

This does sound very likely, and a very suitable way to tie everything up. It would also expose Sookie to those who are her true friends and those who are fair-weather friends.

[fffbone]

Poor Sookie, She gets away with an actual murder (self defense as Debbie Pelt. Hides numerous bodies. Knows who has been killed. etc.) Than when she doesn't kill anyone she gets the blame.
It did cross my mind that it could be a kid. Could Arlene be that twisted to kill her own? She's that far gone.

As I've said before, I always felt really bad for Crystal's death. She didn't deserve to die that way. It must have been horrible for her.

LOL, with those new colors on the weather map, I dropped a line to see if you melted. Is it still hot there?

[peppermintyrose]

Ha - yes. Although she did catch a bit of heat over Debbie. Just nothing official.

I think maybe that Arlene is not far gone enough to kill her own child. She was too much of a coward to put the damage on Sookie with the crucifixion. Plus, if the FotS has any sense, they'd know that Arlene was the one who spilled her guts then. But I'm thinking it's still a possibility if one of her kids is friendly with vampires - to kill the kid to 'save' their soul from this terrible tolerance, and blame Sookie. Two birds, one stone.

It must have. I just hope that Mel knocked her out and she wasn't aware of what they did to her. I think the people who come here are the only people who give much of a shit about Crystal.

Not at the moment. It's raining every day.

[peppermintyrose]

Oh no - don't feel bad. I'm always in perpetual angst about it myself. "Do I bother this person who *obviously* has stuff going on, or do I show lack of complete concern?" It's always a tough choice. I always default to doing nothing, because I always think "What if their mother just died and they don't want to talk about Sookie Stackhouse because it would upset them?"

I think it'd be one thing to blindside us. I know the torture threw me for a loop, and I think that the death of a child would be a wonderful punch to the solar plexus for most of us. :D And yeah - it would show quite nicely who exactly are her real friends.

[anonymous]

A child murdered (and it doesn't even need to be in a particularly heinous manner) would definitely be shocking and would rock a small town like BT. I've been struggling with the fact that Sookie was not only suspected but arrested for the murder. This scenario would fit the bill. And for some reason I really want the FOTS to be behind the whole thing so that Sookie can expose their seedy underbelly.

The FOTS could easily target Coby or Lisa and they could count on Arlene to quickly point her finger in Sookie's direction...especially if Sookie had just turned her away for that job. I'm sure that Arlene is more than capable of causing a ruckus that might push a somewhat weak minded policeman to arrest Sookie just to get her to shut up.

And now that you have brought this up I'm even more glad we know that Hunter survives DEA to make it to school in the fall. Otherwise I would have been worried for him for the next few months!

Thanks for the thoughts!

[peppermintyrose]

I agree. It would need to be some crime for which the BT police are prone to *actually* arrest someone. They didn't rush to arrest Jason for killing 'sluts' and they didn't rush to arrest Andy for Lafayette. It has to be someone killed that means they *must* act.

All Arlene has to do is give some sort of indication about Sookie's schedule and then insert herself into it. I think that the FotS could back Arlene up - and that would get them involved in the whole thing.

Yes - it's a relief to know that it's not poor little Hunter. :D

Sad

[thyradane]

This made me incredibly sad. Imagine if Sookie is indeed accused of murdering one of both of Arlene`s children - how incredibly sad that must be. The children being dead, murdered for the sake of furthering a cause, and Sookie, who`s looked after the children and loved them, feeling so alone and accused. I`d rather Eric went with Freyda than this happening.

At least Sookie is allowed to be in Hunter`s class later on so if this scenario indeed does happen then at least Sookie is cleared. And that`s really something because people are often not entirely cleared even if the real murderer is found. A lot of shit is being uncovered and people seem to blame the wrongly accused of being accused in the first place.

The strange thing about this post was how many of the names you mentioned that didn`t mean anything to me. I`m terrible with names but I also think it`s been to long since I did a reread of the books.

Thank you for giving us your theories!

Re: Sad

[peppermintyrose]

I think it'll hurt Sookie deeply if it's Coby or Lisa, because she cared for those children, and wondered about their wellbeing even after Arlene ditched her. It'll also drive her to seek justice for their killings too - which takes out merely the selfish motive for Sookie to do something - it's care and concern for who actually murdered them.

I don't doubt that whatever crime Sookie is accused of, it will be overwhelming when it's revealed she's not guilty. It won't be something that leaves her bitter for the end of the book. I think it'll be similar to the one in Small Town Wedding.

Lol - you have a long history of that issue. So it's just more of the same. :D And those women are Rene's victims from the first book. :D

[anonymous]

Lol. Weirdos. ;)

You've sent my brain on an awful trail, wondering whose murder could be perceived as "shocking." Coby or Lisa? That's a terrible, plausible idea, worse that it would be at the hands of the mother. Even from the point at which Arlene had plotted to crucify Sookie, that would still be a long way for her to fall, all for hatred and intolerance. Ugh. Just ugh.

Do we know where she’s been? I’ve wondered what prison would do to Arlene; I can’t imagine it would do her any good.

And now I really want to go back and re-read IIHAH and PP. JanineMNM

[peppermintyrose]

Proudly so. :D :D

I think it depends on how twisted Arlene has become after being arrested. After all, it sounds like she's not in jail any more, if she's asking for her job back. Whether she actually *went* to jail is another thing. But the FotS pouring poison in your ear for months - who knows how much they've twisted her.

I'm re-reading (or re-listening) myself because they're after DEA. I'm hoping that there's differences in Sookie's personality or what she references to show us exactly how the emotional impact of DEA is, so I can work backwards. :D

[the_real_e_f_m]

I wonder if it will be Arlene and the kids? And Sookie gets framed because she has had (at least one) very public encounter with Arlene? At the very least, she's the one person most people will know had a potential motive to go after Arlene based on their history? Maybe the trailer goes ka-boom with all of them inside? It's reflective of real life where disagreements mushroom out and escalate to that level of violence. And FotS have a handy scape-goat - Sookie. (I believe whatever happens they will be behind it.) If it's just the kids, Arlene may have an original thought for once and that could lead trouble to FotS door. Much better for them to 'grieve' their lost 'sister' and her children whilst milking the news and publicity for all its worth. Arlene is disposable to them - her death along with the kids would pall in comparison to the net gains in support they could yield. They are all about the manipulation and I bet they wouldn't bat an eyelid when plotting any such thing. The end justifies the means to them. My only qualm here

[peppermintyrose]

Lol - it depends how much family annihilators are in CH's mind. A phenomenon that happens in the US roughly about 9 times a week - husband takes out wife and kids. I think perhaps that Arlene would be seen as silly enough to get used. Sarah Newlin certainly didn't go easy on the guy she worked with in STW. I think though that a bombing in Bon Temps would make people think of organised groups. It's possible, but then you have no pictures of dead children to angry up the police officer's blood - bombings don't have the same effect

[the_real_e_f_m]

It's quite an interesting exercise to think about who would rally round Sookie. On balance, Andy should damn well be on her side and not on the fence! She found out who killed Lafayette getting him off the hook. She stood in at his wedding to help his wife out. She found the missing child - helping them both out. She brought Bill and the family bible to Miss Caroline fulfilling her dying wish. His indebtedness is there and Halleigh is aware of this and I think she'd push Andy to do right by Sookie and giving him that last little push off the fence.

I was thinking more petrol under the trailer ka-boom than bomb ka-boom. I think my ka-boom theory is weak overall though. CH has done bombing big style (Rhodes) and small style (Merlotte's). I'm not sure there are any clues in the last two short stories but I think I'll run by them again to try to sniff one out. A task I am normally quite hopeless at but perseverance is the key.... plus we still have to wait until May for DEA *drats*

[peppermintyrose]

He should be, but then he did try to shoot her over the Sweetie thing. I haven't really been all that sure about Andy since then. He's not exactly someone who's tolerant and forgiving. Plus, he wanted to use her like Lattesta did when that kid went missing. He's in debt for sure, but I don't think Andy likes it much. Halleigh on the other hand, is a doll.

I've got a little post I'm going to post in a second about a possible clue in IHAH, but I'll still have to go through them over and over. The wait is interminable. I must figure it out!