So because he left a note in the glove box, we automatically know it was a car crash? Or, is that just what she said it was?
Madison told Strand in the bar scene.
Strand:
How did Steven pass? (sighs)
Madison:
Came home from the work site.
It was late.
Crossed the divider into oncoming traffic.
Strand:
He fell asleep?
Madison:
That's what I told the kids.
Strand:
You were trying to protect them.
Madison:
I keep trying to save them.
She was up front with Strand about the lie she told the kids, so there's no reason to lie about the car accident.
I do think it's a sh!tty thing he did, committing suicide by crossing over into oncoming traffic. What a dick.
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thingading
8 years ago
I do remember that conversation now. And yes it was a *beep* thing to do. The police would have definitely been the first on the scene then, and would have found the suicide note. Which would have been part of their report.
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numberonearies
8 years ago
Not all details in a police report get into media reports. In fact media tends to not report suicide.
This is why Americans don't know that suicide by gun happens more often than homicide by gun. People do commit suicide with cars, but it's not always reported. Nowadays for head-on crashes like this, media might speculate it was cell phone distraction.
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thingading
8 years ago
If he crossed the divider, like Madison said he did, and the impact was enough to kill him, then it more than likely severely injured or killed other people. Just the fact alone that he crossed the divider into oncoming traffic is quite out of the norm, and would have been part of the accident report.
The news may or may not have reported that a possible motive for this was that there was a suicide note found. After all, this impacted other families no doubt, not just his.
But even if they did not disclose the suicide note, the details of the accident, particularly the part of him crossing the divider, would have aroused more interest and suspicion if read. Especially Nick, being very inquisitive. Madison herself said he has never listed to her or done what she has told him to do. So it's not at all out of the question he would have looked into the details of his father's death more closely. He's not a sheep that just takes Mommy's word for everything, and never has been.
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