A very good point, although
I also noticed in the news another story about a fantasist, not unlike our old friend "Ed", who tricked a woman into believing he was an SAS veteran and just kept up the pretence for years on end because he'd dug himself in too deep by that point.

Now this is purely speculative, but I can imagine the alcohol-clouded thinking that might lead a couple to come back and find their daughter in the throes of rigor mortis and deciding, "Oh juddery fuck we must have OD'ed her...I know, we'll say someone kidnapped her."

Then, obviously it does require them to end up in a position like Ed or this other guy, but then it would be in their interests to keep up the pretence for fear of the world finding out that it was all a sham.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 13 Jan 2010, 10:19, Reply)