At the conclusion of Love & Death Episode 4, Allan Gore mustered up the strength to confess to Chief Abbott that he had an affair with Candy Montgomery, making him one of the suspects. Although Candy was oblivious of it, she was mentally prepared for it since she knew that someday, police enforcement would pursue her. Allan was called to the police station in Love & Death Episode 5 and questioned regarding his relationship with Candy, the seriousness of his feelings for her, and whether Betty was aware of it. When the police questioned him whether he had any suspicions about anyone in particular, Allan was at a loss for who may have killed his wife so viciously. Betty was not a popular person, in contrast to Candy Montgomery, who was often harsh and frigid. Nevertheless, Allan thought that Betty couldn’t have done anything so terrible as to deserve that kind of fate.
Candy was summoned back to the police station where Chief Abbott and other policemen interrogated her. Candy knew she had an affair with Allan Gore, and the police did everything they could to get her to admit to her wrongdoing. However, Candy was unyielding and obstinate; she told the authorities nothing and insisted repeatedly that she hadn’t killed Betty. The flip-flops she kept in her car as well as the shoes she was wearing were requested by the police, who also obtained her fingerprints. Even though Candy knew the footprints from the crime site wouldn’t match the flip-flops she was wearing on that fateful day since she had previously torn them into pieces, there was still a part of her that was scared. Candy was acting like everything was fine and calm, but in reality, she was in a state of denial and kept telling herself she was innocent despite being well aware of the potential repercussions of her actions.
Why Didn t Candy Get The Bail?
Candy and Pat went to see Don Crowder for legal advice after Candy was summoned for a second round of questioning. Being a skilled attorney, Crowder was aware that Candy would soon have an arrest warrant issued by the police. Candy revealed to him in private about her relationship with Allan Gore, but she kept a secret about her actual involvement in Betty’s murder. Like everyone else, Crowder accepted her account of being set up. Nobody could imagine Candy would kill someone because of the way she was perceived in society. Additionally, Candy attacked Betty 41 times with a large axe, and by association, people assumed that a man was responsible because of Candy’s prim and proper manner, which made it impossible for them to believe that she could control such primitive urges. Candy observed that talk in the drawing rooms was gradually incorporating her situation as it was becoming well known.
Don Crowder recognized he needed to prepare his client for the impending tsunami that might potentially take away all she held dear when a reporter from The Times Herald showed up at Candy’s door one day and inquired about the case. When Candy finally revealed to Crowder that she had slain Betty out of self-defense, even his mind temporarily became clouded, making it impossible for him to process what he had just heard. He couldn’t believe Candy was capable of doing that as he stared at her. She would need a miracle to escape the grasp of the authorities, so Crowder shut the door and mentally prepared himself for the fight. Candy was encouraged by Crowder to get a criminal attorney because he often handled personal injury cases. Candy, though, was certain that she needed a trustworthy representative. Allan Gore was called to take a polygraph test in the meanwhile, and he did so without incident. Candy received a call from Don Crowder’s office notifying her that she had to start making arrangements for the bond money and to come to their office right away after the police issued an arrest warrant. The bail bondsman evaded Crowder’s attempts to find him, and when he did, the police refused to accept his bond. Since the bail didn’t originate from his county, the sheriff had the authority to back off at the last minute. However, Robert Udashen, Crowder’s co-practitioner, had previously negotiated the terms and circumstances for surrender.
Why Did Candy Believe That She Was Not Guilty?
Although some people believed Candy was devastated by the recent events, Pat had the impression that she was concealing something from him because of the way she was acting. Even Candy’s buddy Jackie directly questioned her about whether or not she was telling them something she ought to be. Crowder had firmly forbidden Candy from discussing the matter with Pat or anybody else after Candy informed him that Pat was a highly honest man and that there was a chance that he might go to the police and tell them everything. Crowder chooses to take Candy to see Dr. Fason in Love & Death Episode 5 because he wants to understand what Candy is going through. Dr. Fason hypnotized her and instructed her to recount what had transpired on that fateful day when she visited Betty’s residence. Candy acknowledged that she resented Betty Gore for putting her in such a mess because of the many unsolved issues that arose from her childhood. Candy yelled that Betty had destroyed her entire life while under the influence of hypnosis because she didn’t think that killing Betty was wrong.
We think Candy had a lot of suppressed emotions that she never let out, and when Betty charged at her with an ax, there was an emotional outburst. Candy didn’t realize at the time that she had gone way beyond self-defense and that the tremendous amount of hate and anger she had been holding inside her had come out in the form of 41 blows. Candy guided Dr. Fason through the trauma while under hypnosis because she had experienced the same hatred when she was four years old, likely toward her mother. We understood that Candy wasn’t lying; rather, she was probably disappointed in herself for believing she had only behaved in self-defense. She knew she had killed Betty, but she didn’t feel bad about it because, in her eyes, Betty was solely to blame. Because she had been doing it since childhood and it was now almost a reflex for her to do it in every situation, not even Candy was aware that she was causing difficulties for herself by repressing her own feelings. She found another means to satisfy her cravings even though she was unhappy in her own marriage and waited a long time to confront Pat about it. She had been taught to endure suffering no matter how excruciating it became and not to cry, express herself, or give up.
Crowder informs Candy at the end of Love & Death Episode 5 that Dr. Fason had determined that she was not a psychopath and that she had just snapped, but he also indicated that he understood the type of person Candy was. In the upcoming episodes, we’ll learn how Pat responds to the information that Candy truly killed Betty and whether Crowder is successful in locating witnesses to support Candy’s case.
