Gerry and Jez chat while Jane walks by. Seconds later she spots Tannerman!

[Alfred R Jones]

In a quiet, dark street in a foreign country, yes unless completely p***ed.

Why do you notice everyone who walks past you 'in a quiet dark street in a foreign country'?  Is it because you are fearful of the natives? 

[slartibartfast]

Why do you notice everyone who walks past you 'in a quiet dark street in a foreign country'?  Is it because you are fearful of the natives?

It's called keeping safe.

[jassi]

Why do you notice everyone who walks past you 'in a quiet dark street in a foreign country'?  Is it because you are fearful of the natives?

I would think you would take notice of others, wherever you might be.

[faithlilly]

Why should Jez notice her?   He didn't even know her ... and from somewhere I read that she was cold and wearing Russells fleece ...  so hardly the sort of image a man would notice.

Why should it register that a passerby walked by?


If you are chatting, do you notice everyone walking past.  I dont

Jez knew she was one of the tapas group and had recognised her earlier in the evening. The quote was posted on this thread a few days back sadie but I can post it again if you like.

[peter claridge]

Why should Jez notice her?   He didn't even know her ... and from somewhere I read that she was cold and wearing Russells fleece ...  so hardly the sort of image a man would notice.

Why should it register that a passerby walked by?


If you are chatting, do you notice everyone walking past.  I dont

Just how did Jane notice that abductor and in so much detail as well?

[stephen25000]

Just how did Jane notice that abductor and in so much detail as well?

X-ray vision ?

[Alfred R Jones]

I would think you would take notice of others, wherever you might be.

Would you?  You can recall who passed you by on the street in the last couple of days can you?

[faithlilly]

Would you?  You can recall who passed you by on the street in the last couple of days can you?

Certainly if you knew the person. Jez knew who Jane was and if she had passed I'm sure Jez would remember as he would have more than likely been struck by her non-acknowledgement of Gerry, one of her friends.

[Alfred R Jones]

Certainly if you knew the person. Jez knew who Jane was and if she had passed I'm sure Jez would remember as he would have more than likely been struck by her non-acknowledgement of Gerry, one of her friends.

Why would he necessarily remember if he never even noticed her in the first place?  If he had been stood there alone waiting for someone to turn up then I might be more inclined to agree, but his attention was elsewhere, chatting to Gerry and with his baby in a push chair, not to mention it was quite dark. I don't suppose for one minute you will accept this as an explanation but perhaps you could explain why not?

[pathfinder73]

Did you miss these reconstruction shots? "I can affirm that it was a quiet street and it was very unlikely that someone could have passed by me in this way." (JW)

[Benice]

Why would he necessarily remember if he never even noticed her in the first place?  If he had been stood there alone waiting for someone to turn up then I might be more inclined to agree, but his attention was elsewhere, chatting to Gerry and with his baby in a push chair, not to mention it was quite dark. I don't suppose for one minute you will accept this as an explanation but perhaps you could explain why not?

IMO Some people just want to believe she lied.    Although a credible reason as to why a mother of two small children of her own would decide to perjure herself and be guilty of perverting the course of justice -  thus risking a prison sentence in a Portuguese jail, for someone she hardly knew,  is never forthcoming.

[pathfinder73]

I believe she saw crècheman but did she pass Jez? Not according to him she didn't.

[Benice]

I believe she saw crècheman but did she pass Jez? Not according to him she didn't.

''Very unlikely'' does not mean 'impossible' - just as 'rare' does not mean 'never'.

It makes no sense for JT to lie.  Why would she?  Would you?

[pathfinder73]

''Very unlikely'' does not mean 'impossible' - just as 'rare' does not mean 'never'.

It makes no sense for JT to lie.  Why would she?  Would you?

To possibly give somebody an alibi. After realising how unlikely this was to be believed it was changed to the other side of the road.

[Benice]

To give somebody an alibi.

In that case surely Gerry would have said he saw her?  Otherwise what was the point?

And that still  doesn't explain why she would agree to give him an alibi which involved her lying to the Portuguese police and risking a prison sentence in a foreign country - possibly separated for years from her own children.      Can you explain why she would even dream of taking that risk?   Can you explain what she had  to gain by criminally perjuring herself to the PJ  that was preferable to her simply telling the truth?