[wingnuts'nbolts]

Where the heck does John Muhammed come into this senario? What is the custody dust up that happened between Malvos mother and John Muhammed? What was he doing in Miami, was he meeting vessels smuggling illegal aliens, or was he just hanging around Miami and ran into Malvo's mother and Malvo and took them over. I don't get the connection.

[MarthaNOStewart]

Malvo and his mother moved to Washington State...that is where John Mohammed was stationed at Ft. Lewis, and where they found the tree stump...NOW does it make sense?

[Goldwater Girl]

" Where the heck does John Muhammed come into this senario? What is the custody dust up that happened between Malvos mother and John Muhammed?"

How's this:
Mom runs across state from Miami to Ft. Myers and goes to work at a Red Lobster- can't produce green card, so she gets canned.
Afraid she'll get deported- she heads west and ends up in Washington. Meets John- handsome, personable, charming guy- her son gets really attached to him.
Their relationship turns bad- she wants out- but the kid prefers John- dispute gets ugly- cops get called- label it a "custody" dispute.
After they get picked up and released by INS- kid takes off with John.
End of story. Works for me.