Question R

[Jonetta]

Mallory Preece was behind the reenactments, manipulating John Duggar into committing most of the crimes, all because she believed her son Dale was more obsessed by Kim instead of his mother. We also learn that she was behind keeping her father confined to a wheelchair.

Duggar had an extreme need to please but how was he able to allow what was done to Billie to happen? Did he really hold Kim responsible for his sister’s death? Would Mallory’s focus have changed if she’d known Dale was a mole, pretending to hate Kim in order to survive in prison?

[Sharon]

I don't know how to answer this question. I need to think on it. There is a theme throughout this series of manipulative women.

I think Mallory would be worse if she was aware that Dale was the mole. That would be another slap in the face, and Kim getting his loyalty and support instead of Mallory.

[Robin]

I agree. Mallory blamed Kim when her father and son were killed. She was upset that Dale saved Kim's life. She would have went ballistic if she knew Dale was feeding information to the prison officials.

[Lynn]

This is a really tough question. I agree with both Robin and Sharon.

[Sharon]

I'm still confused about Dugger allowing what happened to Billie. I don't think he holds Kim responsible for his sister's death though.

[Robin]

Maybe I missed something when I read the story. My recall of exactly what happened isn't good. I think Billie told Kim that Dugger was there but wasn't the person who raped her. Maybe he tried to stop it and that is how he ended up dead.

[Sharon]

Robin wrote: "Maybe I missed something when I read the story. My recall of exactly what happened isn't good. I think Billie told Kim that Dugger was there but wasn't the person who raped her. Maybe he tried to s..."

I'm going to go back and read that section again when I finish my housecleaning.

[Jonetta]

It was really unclear as to who raped Billie. John Duggar clearly lured her there but I’m not sure who raped her. The book said he fled when he saw what was being done to her, the implication being that he wasn’t the rapist.

This feels still open.

[Jonetta]

Mallory hated her father and her other son so she wasn’t upset when they died. But she hated that Dale spared Kim when he could have killed her and remained a free man. When he became consumed by thoughts of Kim, at least from her vantage, she became insanely jealous.

I’m with you, Sharon. It would have been even worse if Mallory had known Dale was a mole.

I don’t think Duggar blamed Kim for his sister’s death. He made that statement without malice or heat. I will never understand how he led Billie, the only woman who’d cared about him, to that assault.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Jonetta wrote: "It was really unclear as to who raped Billie. John Duggar clearly lured her there but I’m not sure who raped her. The book said he fled when he saw what was being done to her, the implication being..."

I think it was implied that John lured her there then fled and Mallory assaulted her then raped her with the bottle. Awful stuff.

[Jonetta]

Thanks, Lisa.