"It requires belief to accept the official version of events."

It requires belief to accept the versions that you and toots sweet are cutting and pasting from.   ALL versions require belief as well as the ability to reason.   Carol has not convinced any of us of her beliefs, and we won't convince her of ours. You can keep asking questions on where the elephant came from or how the magician sawed the lady in half, but you see what you want to see.

You ask a lot of questions, but fail to give answers.