But that day she was gone. Not a trace, not a note, not a notice of divorce, nothing. Just some bags and clothes missing and she was gone. We haven't heard from her since. She took off.
People take off.
And every defense attorney knows that. I can just hear Emery's attorney now, closing his case by saying, 'For all we know, Christine Elkins isn't even dead. And he'll point to the back door and 12 sets of eyes will look back with him, because they'll know that's a possibility. And that's how we lose. But we can prove that a murder plan was an element of a conspiracy to sell drugs.