Having just seen this episode last night, here in New Zealand, the thing that most intrigued me was the following exchange:

MELISSA: Alright. Time served plus ten year's probation in agreement that she does not leave the state.
DUNCAN: What does that matter? She can go anywhere she-




Am I missing something really obvious or reading too much into this? Does anyone else think there is any particular meaning to "She can go anywhere she-"? It sounds pretty meaningful to me... Any ideas?




By the way, I did have a look around for any thread already discussing this and couldn't find it.

rewatching ep right now
but when i first saw it i took it to mean that her lawyer figured he could argue his way into dropping the "must stay in state" part.
but for some reason she wanted to stay in state so she interuppted him.
too bad because he probably could have dropped it then she could just stay anyway or if the situation arose she could leave if she wanted to
the question is why did she want to stay?
aaron obviously but why so bad is someone after him?

Before theory digging, let's thouroughly examine the obvious.

Kate has been a fugitive for a long time.
For the first time, she is now free and clear of all charges against her...no more fleeing.

In addtion, Aaron has become her number one priority. I think they've gone overboard to establish that.

She doesn't have to run. She doesn't want to run. She wants to stay in one place, with Aaron, and let the world pass her by.

She said it very clearly. "I just want this to be over."

This = running, court, moving, on and on.

I think its no more complicated than the obvious.

I saw a cow.
I killed a chicken.
I was on a ferris wheel.

Ok, perhaps I read too much into his statement, but I didn't interpret that as the beginning of a request, but rather as a statement that she can go anywhere she wants DESPITE not legally being allowed to leave the state. As I understood it, he either meant she was capable of somehow "teleporting" out of the state, or simply, and more likely, that she is, as we know, capable of running.

I agree that they pushed that theme a bit too much. It seemed a bit fishy, or foolish. I'm just not sure which, :D