The PJ weren't convinced that there was time for an abduction at 9.15pm if the group's timeline was correct. I don't think OG were either; they moved it to after 9.30pm where a 15 minute gap can be found.
That was a master stroke as it also eliminated any need to explain why Jane wasn't seen by Gerry and Jez, and it explained why Matthew didn't notice the open curtains, window and shutter.
Then of course the police would be able to bring back another key witness from wherever it is he is hiding himself ...
MADELEINE: WITNESS GOES ON THE RUN ‘TO PROTECT HIS EVIDENCE’Tuesday December 18, 2007
By David Pilditch in Praia da Luz
THE key witness in the missing Madeleine McCann case was in hiding last night after fleeing Portugal.
Police have sworn the waiter to secrecy over his vital testimony and know where he is.
http://truthformadeleine.com/2007/12/madeleine-witness-goes-on-the-run-%E2%80%98to-protect-his-evidence%E2%80%99/Oh ... and apparently 'swearing the waiter to secrecy' didn't work too well as the article goes on to tell us what he said and what suspicions were harboured by the police in the media propaganda war directed against the McCanns.
Quote ... But the waiter is understood to have told police Kate raised the alarm from the apartment balcony 75 yards away, screaming: “They’ve taken her. They’ve taken her.’’ ...