But how do you know that all that you have read is true? How do you know that Madeleine cried and asked for them? I do agree though that they should not have left the kids alone, I spend a lot of time in Spain and young kids are always with their parents, and not just the Spanish ones, plenty of British kids are around, even in the early morning hours. The same will be in Portugal, it is their way of life. As far as I am concerned, all the stuff that was published in all kind of newspapers is mostly speculation, I do not trust 'reliable sources'. being closely connected to people working in media, I know how they can and do manipulate things. Anything to sell their stories and how better than having a little girl cry for her parents who chose to have tapas and wine with friends instead. Just my opinion.