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Pundits theorized Starr's true motive was to distance himself from right-wing Clinton conspiracy theorist Richard Mellon Scaife, a major donor to Pepperdine who is accused of funneling money to Clinton Whitewater accuser David Hale.
The yucky thing is the profit motive.
Near the end, having brought out in a scene you've described that no amount of money will ever be enough for Clark, Lewis concludes with a poignant but still opaque image that "the best and most lasting motive for wanting to change the way things are is to be unhappy with the way things are.
Innovation (like homicide) requires motive and opportunity.
What motive would the Ramseys have to kill their daughter?