Christina Laurean--Faceless Victim or Hidden Accomplice?

If my husband said to me that a woman who had been harassing him had angrily come to our house I would have some questions for him.  If he then told me she had killed herself out of desperation by slitting her own throat, I would have a lot of questions for him.  If he followed that with the fact he panicked, disposed of the body and then cleaned up the blood, I believe I would have a million questions for him.   Finally, if my husband took off like a scared rabbit running from authorities, I would use every avenue of media to beg him to turn himself in so we can figure out what really happened.  Assuming that these would be normal responses, why is Christina Laurean so very quiet?

In any relationship--whether one or both parties admit it--a suspicious jealousy resides.    Amy Bowles Reyer, PhD, purports that human jealousy has continued to exist because the purpose for jealously still exists:  to preclude the advances of unwanted rivals.    According to Dr. David Buss, professor of evolutional psychology at the University of Texas,  jealousy is healthy and necessary for the strength of a relationship and essential for the continuation of the human species.

Though jealousy inhabits every relationship at some level, gender response is varied and traces back to more primitive ancestry.  Dr. Buss´ studies reveal that females are typically more interested in the emotional fidelity of a mate rather than the physical fidelity.   This stems from the female wanting to maintain her mate as a long-term provider for their offspring.  Males, on the other hand, are less distracted by a female´s emotional ties to a rival and are more threatened by "sexual transgressions".  This is based upon the fear that the male´s gene pool may be stymied, and he may be faced with raising a rival´s progeny.

With these thoughts in mind, consider this:  what if Christina Laurean´s jealousy killed Maria Lauterbach? 

What if Maria and Cesar were having an illicit affair?  First of all, if caught they would each be prosecuted, for adultery in the military is a crime.  What if Cesar was less vested in the relationship and a  rebuffed Maria felt she could teach him a lesson by filing a rape charge?  In an effort to stem an investigation that could prove ruinous to his career and his marriage, Cesar then turned his attentions back to Maria.   Or perhaps he did have strong feelings for her after all. 

In the midst of the tangled emotions and complications caused by Cesar´s station and marriage, Maria discovers she is pregnant.   This revelation along with the rape charges force Cesar to face his wife, who understandably does not take the news well.  Christina now views Maria as her rival for Cesar´s affections.  One can reasonably assume the Laurean home was not happy, and we know at some point, Christina´s anger and jealously exploded into a verbal confrontation with Maria.  There is also a report that Maria was physically assaulted by someone who punched her in the face after rape charges were filed. 

Christina is now embroiled in a sordid triangle where someone is lying to her and she does not know who.  She is jealous, humiliated, and now seen as the wife of, at best, an adulterer or, at worst, a rapist; and, that if convicted,  either scenario would bestow a catastrophic outcome for her family.  In the meantime, Maria recants her rape allegation stating her pregnancy is not a result of rape.  Could it be Maria was now trying to protect Cesar because they were romantically involved? 

Seeing that Cesar can not seem to extricate himself from the mess he got into, Christina decides to take matters into her own hands.  She tells Cesar she is going to protect the sanctity of their family if he can not. She devises a way to get rid of Maria, makes it look like she left town, helps her husband kill her and dispose of the bodies, then aids him in his escape from the military and civilian authorities.  

Perhaps this is why we do not see Christina Laurean´s face.   Perhaps Christina was the one who bought the bus ticket.    Perhaps she moved Maria´s vehicle and later dumped her cell phone.  Perhaps she made a pact with Cesar telling him that she will keep her mouth shut, as long as he helps her keep the family intact. 

Quiet does not necessarily mean dumb; hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.