Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-25273017-20140809200340/@comment-13965604-20140810024009

^ exactly. The reality of the situation is irrelevant to the fictional story they are in, where in she is a minor, and he is a cop. A cop who is six years older than her. Pretty sure he would be going to jail for statutory. He holds a position of power in the eyes of the law. Also, I like thinking of him as a good cop, and I think that's the image Jeff and co want to portray, which would be ruined if he started canoodling with a minor.

Also keep in mind, she may be 16. The only indicator we have of her age is Sheriff's statement that she was 16 a few episodes before her birthday, but his statement about how long ago his wife died was off when compared to her file. He's not too great with dates. And I found it strange from the beginning that Allison was freaking out about people thinking she was held back because she was stupid when she was turning 17 a few weeks prior to Lydia's birthday, but then Lydia was suddenly turning 17 too as a sophomore? I know she took great strides to hide her intelligence from people, but being held back takes A LOT, and for her to do that deliberately doesn't make sense, especially seeing as her teachers talked about her being best in the class during parent/teacher meetings.