Mary Surratt's Denial of Lewis Powell

[KLarson]

I agree with Betty. I believe Surratt would have sent Powell on his way as quickly as possible.

I believe that Mary completely mishandled Powell's arrival at her house. She could have played along with his ruse. Pretending to not know Powell - and sticking to that story - totally ruined everything for her. In her defense, however, she really had no idea if Powell would betray her or not. She had met him a few times but was not as intimate with him as she was with Booth and Weichmann. Look what Weichmann did! So, Mary misplayed the whole thing, and she got caught. But she was already in a very deadly position anyway.