Sophie: A Murder in West Cork - Netflix.

Seems a bit like a red herring. There is an Independent article about it. I mean she bought the house from someone. So who was that and who had they shared keys with? The article also said once they changed the locks it stopped happening. So wasn't happening around the time of the murder.

The bit that's more jarring is who was Maria Farrell with and why was there no will from the guards/courts to find out.

I think the assumption she was with a guard is a fair one. The idea she can't say because the husband would find out is nonsense as he already knows she's with a mystery man so the horse has bolted on his feelings.

If the murder is ever to be solved full honest for Maria Farrell is a requirement. If I was her I wouldn't be able to sleep knowing my information might be holding a murdered woman's family from knowing what happened. Maybe that's the reason the locals don't speak out, because they know what guard she was having the affair with and are unwilling to put the cat amongst the pigeons.

From some discussion on Reddit sounds like her husband Chris liked to sow his wild oats, and had a history of small run ins with the guards. Sophie had the locks changed in her house, because someone was coming in and using her house while she was away. Maybe it was Chris, or Maria! 🤣 Apparently Chris has some charges dropped by guards around the time of the false statements. Also Maria left England after getting caught in a £27k benefit fraud. there is every chance Maria was out that night maybe with a guard, maybe not. Maybe checking on Chris having an affair maybe having one herself.

The more you know of them the more suspicious they seem to be. As I say, Jim is apparently planning on a season two. Would love to see the spot light thrown onto their past the same way with was with IB. Obviously, she knows more. Shame on the irish state for not getting it into the open. Hopefully, Jim will have better luck.

She seems more a master of deception than IB himself.

Makes 400k on sale of home, has to hand back 100k and declarers it a loss. Never needed a mortgage to build it and bought the site for 1k...

She does some amount of **** talking bless her.

Farrell has skin in the game. She's done wrong or someone she knows has.

On the statements I don't think asking people for an interview is enough if they can just say no comment. The longer you leave it without people drawing definite lines in the sand the further you are from the truth. Imagine giving a statement 3 or 4 weeks after a crime. Sure you've to run through it prior with a solicitor prior and made sure you've told a version of events that absolves you of the crime. Then you just say no comment over and over and your scott free.

This happens in our "justice" system over and over. Just cite reasons the last people got away. Refuse future questions. Done. Baring cast iron evidence you've gotten away with it.

Maybe Maria and Chris were the two out and about that night and it was them who had the extra key for Sophies. Maybe they were taking a jaunt over late at night so see if they could go for a bath and literally **** about her place.

They learn that she's in and turn back spotting this mystery man at the bridge. She has now most recently picked out as the 5"8 man who still resides in Paris and knew Daniel Sophie's husband. This would also explain why Daniel didn't come over when she was murdered. Perhaps he was piss with the Bruno affair and lined someone up to kill her. This suspect is the line of enquiry currently being followed up. I'm sure the mystery boot DNA is being tested against him and his travel in and out being checked. Sophies uncle already denied its likely to be significant because obviously the French will look like twats if its not IB.

As someone else already alluded to I wouldn't say people were queueing up to have affairs with Farrell. Seems a hugely unlikely tale. Even the nonsense she spouted about the Guard undressing himself and soliciting her. Felt like that particular lie was told to make us believe other people were interested in the ride.

The Farrells also built their house without taking a mortgage, which later sold for 500k+. While it's not completely impossible it does seem a little unlikely to me. What are the building costs for building such a home 100-200k? and she ran a very small shop, and he did odd jobs. All sounds very fishy to me.

The guards did mention that they detected some petty crime in the area. One person stealing gas cylinders etc., could this have been Chris?

I rate the chances of someone wanting an affair with Maria as close to zero, more likely the guards have him/them for something so she agrees to finger IB.

If you think of all the scrutiny that Jules got through association to Ian. You'd think a "character" such as Chris we'd all know very well at this stage.