The two Ratliff Daughters - Spoilers
I have only just watched the staircase, and am up to the point where the prosecution has just rested. However I can't escape one nagging feeling.
Has anyone else noticed the similarity between Margaret (oldest daughter) and Mike Petersen? They have the same eyes and nose. She looks remarkably like the two older Petersen sons.
I would hazard a guess that he may be her father and an argument or discovery of the affair led to Elizabeth Ratliff's demise.
The second daughter's timeline also intrigued me. When they went to the cemetery Mr Ratliff died on Oct 21 1983 and Elizabeth Ratliff died Nov 25 1985. This is a 25 month difference. It's also stated that Martha was one and Margaret two when their mother passed.
My question is with the two years between their deaths and if Martha is one, Mr Ratliff couldn't be the father. Even if Martha was 18 months, Mr Ratliff would of left months before he died to prepare for the invasion of Grenada (where he was KIA) and would of been a stretch to be the father.
Has any one else discovered or noticed this? Or is just me??
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