I don't think so right at first maybe after a few days but not right away.
I was just reading the interview with Detective Allen Brocchini and there were a few things Scott said that you can just hear the loathing for Laci in those statements.
Here are the comments that perked my ears up.
1. In talking about the mop bucket Scott says: "Yeah she's, ya know, 8 months pregnant, ah can't pick it up for anything.".................................. ............................................"Yeah she wasn't about to lift anything heavy. "
These are the words someone who feels used would say. He probably felt he was always hearing, Scott do this for me I am pregnant. Scott do that for me, I am pregannt.
2. In talking about what coat Laci might have worn if any. "She usually steals my stuff. "
What husband would ever accuse his wife of stealing his stuff just because she wore it?
3. The phone rings during interview:(On the phone Amy, what's goin' on Amy? Yeah. Oh I don't know, where you at now? In front of my, our house..
There was nothing wrong with saying (my house,) I do it all the time, but he immediatley changed it to (our)
4. Telling Brocchini about the number of calls on his phone:
"Okay. Mine, three were three, two from me and one from Ron, her step-father, asking for whipped cream when we came over that's when I said hey man, he's calling (me) for whipped cream."
Already he is thinking he is the only one around.
5.When ased how long Scott and Laci were married. "So you were married in '97?" Scott says, I believe so.
They were only married 5 years and already he can't remember the year they were wed.
Yep! I think Scott hated Laci.
Oooh, good catch about the whipped cream message! I hadn't thought of that.
Yes, I also noticed how vague he was about how long they'd been married. I wrote it off as a guy thing, but he didn't even appear to try to remember.
As an aside, I also think Scott found her step-father intimidating. I can't help but wonder if the invitation to Sharon's (where he would encounter not only Ron, but Ron's mother and sister) was a source of anxiety for Scott.
Laci's mother said she'd asked her about 10 times to commit to coming over on Christmas Eve. Finally, on Dec. 23, Laci says yes, and... next thing you know, boom! Laci's gone. I wonder if Scott had adamantly refused to go, and perhaps that was why Laci had refused to commit: she knew that she couldn't go w/o Scott b/c she was afraid they'd all feel sorry for her coming alone, and it would make Scott look bad, which means she'd have to defend him, etc.
And suppose he was still adamantly refusing to go... and then he hears Laci on the phone, telling her mother, "Okay, we'll come"? Bet it made him mad...