Kopechne was a “family friend?” Who knew!
I suppose that means Bobby...never mind.
As for a knock on the noggin leaving him senseless, Ted had the presence of mind to try to get someone else to take the blame; to build an alibi; to swim back to his hotel and pretend nothing had happened. His brain miraculously recovered when he learned that the cops had found the car.
But the testimony of a mistress should not be open to skeptical inquiry, eh? I’m sure she’s as authentic as Helga R. Hughes.
While the Tedster was trying to get his story together, Mary-Jo had her head up in the remaining air pocket hoping for a rescue that never came.