This is a fascinating video sent to me by Steve Kardian. In it, we see Beth Holloway meet with Joran van der Sloot in the Peruvian prison in hopes of getting answers as to what happened to her daughter, Natalee. Peter de Vries from the Netherlands appears to have arranged this for his television show.

When Joran first comes in, you can see he is extremely nervous. He is ghost-white nervous. He is so nervous, he can’t take his eyes off of Beth Twitty. Once Joran hears what she is talking about, he calms down some.

Joran tells us it is hard for him to talk to Beth and says it is not easy. I believe him here. He struggles to get the words out. Then he relaxes more as he realizes he has the upper hand in the situation and he takes control. He compliments Beth and I believe he truly means it. He DOES know Beth has a good heart. Psychopaths can sniff that stuff out a mile away. That’s how they find their victims. And then Joran tests Beth by saying he hopes he can have time to think about what he wants to say.

When Beth doesn’t give an ultimatum, Joran wins, again. He escapes the hot seat.

At that moment, my heart sunk.

Beth should have been coached to say, “Listen Joran. You don’t have time. The prosecutors have said you can have this deal today and only today. Either you confess the truth now or its over. If you lie again, you won’t get a second chance –instead you will face harsher consequences. I can give you 5 minutes to put your thoughts together. You CAN get a deal, Joran. This is in your best interest and my best interest. You have to do this. Save both us. Too many others have been died because of this. Today is the day to end it all and get closure — for you and for me. I hope you’ll take it — this is what we are offering. The prosecutor is outside waiting. Let me know your decision. After 5 minutes, the deal is up.”

But Beth spoke as a mom in need of answers, as a truly caring and emotional individual who wants closure. She did talk from the heart and that heart didn’t soften Joran one iota! Joran wasn’t about to do it. He tells us he wants to write her. What he wants is to think about what is best for him. Joran won’t be put on the spot if he doesn’t have to be and he managed to get out of it.

At the end, Joran gets a kick out of the candy bar and about meeting Beth. He has a genuine grin on his face and he seemed to enjoy it as he talks to her when he leaves the room. He loves being deemed important to the point it is absolutely sickening. I think he will revel in meeting Beth, as sick as that is to write.

My heart goes out to Beth. She deserves answers, but Joran won’t give her anything unless he believes it is in HIS best interest, which at this point, he wasn’t convinced.