"Now, Gillian isn't a high school linebacker... but according to her testimony, it took her five minutes to travel that path. Five minutes plus the length of time it took her to count to a hundred. Does it seem likely that a young girl who was scared, hysterical, and running as fast as possible would move that slowly? Does it seem that from half a football field away, her friends would have heard her struggles?" -Jodi Picoult

No.