I forgot about Jade theorizing that Theo Mondragon had shot down Mr. Holmes in the ultralight and that the construction workers witnessed it, which does make a lot more sense out of that part! I was just thinking back to her original theory that this was about what had happened with Greyson Brust when they were laying the foundation for the Mondragon house.
But it's still an absolutely BANANAS reaction! For someone in his position, especially - I would expect someone like Theo (rich, lucky, things just work out for him) to hire a lawyer, dump a fat wad of bribes on the witnesses (like he already did with Greyson's situation, assuming that's all true) and just assume that things will work out for him because he has the money to make it go away. As opposed to "Grab a nailgun and go on a murder spree" ... with his wife, daughter, and all his friends RIGHT THERE on a boat tied up adjacent to the murder spree location! It really only makes sense if he's been a little warped by Stacey Graves already (which Greyson also appears to have been) ... but nothing else in the book really makes it seem like she can do this. It's such a weird loose end. I may have to reread that part to try to figure it out.
That was a good catch (below) on Theo having seen Stacey and mistaking Jade for her, though! Leaving aside the construction worker situation, Theo seeing Jade run off with his daughter, thinking she's Stacey, and coming after both of them in a misguided attempt to rescue Letha does actually make sense.
I did wonder if the nailgun murder spree was actually a misguided attempt to kill Stacey - if he was trying to shoot HER and the guys got in the way - but it doesn't really fit with everything else, especially all of this happening in daylight. Also, the dead elk maze is bonkers no matter what.
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But it's still an absolutely BANANAS reaction! For someone in his position, especially - I would expect someone like Theo (rich, lucky, things just work out for him) to hire a lawyer, dump a fat wad of bribes on the witnesses (like he already did with Greyson's situation, assuming that's all true) and just assume that things will work out for him because he has the money to make it go away. As opposed to "Grab a nailgun and go on a murder spree" ... with his wife, daughter, and all his friends RIGHT THERE on a boat tied up adjacent to the murder spree location! It really only makes sense if he's been a little warped by Stacey Graves already (which Greyson also appears to have been) ... but nothing else in the book really makes it seem like she can do this. It's such a weird loose end. I may have to reread that part to try to figure it out.
That was a good catch (below) on Theo having seen Stacey and mistaking Jade for her, though! Leaving aside the construction worker situation, Theo seeing Jade run off with his daughter, thinking she's Stacey, and coming after both of them in a misguided attempt to rescue Letha does actually make sense.
I did wonder if the nailgun murder spree was actually a misguided attempt to kill Stacey - if he was trying to shoot HER and the guys got in the way - but it doesn't really fit with everything else, especially all of this happening in daylight. Also, the dead elk maze is bonkers no matter what.