I think Kate McCann is right to be concerned about the Portuguese police wanting to question her about the disappearance of Madeleine. In fact, she is so concerned that "The McCanns have employed the services of top Lisbon lawyer Carlos Pinto de Abreu". There is nothing wrong in getting the best lawyer available, provided that he is not paid out of the findmadeleine fund. However, I question why someone who is only a so-called witness in the case would need a lawyer? There is an irony in that their lawyer "has made a formal application to the district attorney in Portimao for the couple's status to be changed from "witness" to "assistant" in the investigation". In the UK, 'assisting the police with inquiries' is a euphuism for a police suspect about to be arrested and charged.
According to The First Post, thanks to Liz for the tip off, "the scent of a corpse has been found on Kate McCann's clothes by British sniffer dogs. The scent was also found on Madeleine's Cuddle Cat...[and]...in the boot of the McCanns' rented car". If these findings are reliable, then it would explain why Kate McCann had such difficulty in answering the simple question, during a TV interview, "Was Madeleine asleep when you went to the Tapas Bar?". This is because Madeleine was already dead and she knew about it. After a short while Kate McCann returned to the question and replied "Yes, yes, she was". A friend of mine who is a Professor of Philosophy thought it was suspicious that Kate McCann had to think about the answer first, she said it should have come off the top of her head, which is as I expected as well. It is the same with Gerry McCann announcing that 2 weeks before the 50th day that they would mark Madeleine's disappearance by releasing 50 balloons. How did Gerry know 2 weeks in advance that she would not be found unless he knew what had really happened to her?
Another irony is the McCanns complaining that the police investigation had returned to square one. The McCanns view was that this was because the police didn't have a clue. However, I thought that it was sensible to backtrack after following the McCanns false trail of an abduction and examine the parents as suspects and the flat. I think that the police have suspected them all along. They just did not know how Madeleine died. For example, whether Gerry lashed out and killed Madeleine or whether she died as the result of a drug overdose.
