She didn't shoot him in his sleep because she didn't want to get caught, that was why she planned everything out in advance. Shooting Travis in the middle of the night with a roommate in the house and a quiet neighborhood would have drawn attention. I think she always planned to stab him, the gun was just backup, in case of emergency. She wanted to stab him because it is much more personal, more satisfying, and quieter. She always planned on it being in the shower, with Travis sitting down, because that was one of the few scenarios where she could have an advantage over him, and also hopefully leave no evidence traces that could not be easily washed away.
She thought it would go like the shower scene from
Psycho - - stab, stab, stab... victim falls down in shower and dies with no struggle... blood and evidence wash down the drain. Buh-bye fucking hottie biscotti. But he didn't stay in the shower, and he fought back and tried to get away. That is why there was so much overkill. He was fighting back! And getting away down the hall! And ruining
her plan! How fucking dare he! So she kept stabbing because he wasn't stopping. Then after she had slit his throat at the end of the hall, she dragged him back to the shower in part to rinse off any potential evidence, but also because his dead body in the shower was part of her plan. She planned it, damn it, and it would be so!
As for the gunshot, I think that was a last resort because he was making a noise... gurgling, a death rattle, something like that, and it freaked her out and made her furious. Why didn't he fucking die already?!? So she got the gun and shot him and the noise stopped. That is why there was only one shot. He was already dead or super close when she shot him.
And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.
~~Captain Hector Barbossa
Nope, no rope. No rope marks. No pics tied up. No pics showing the rope. No receipts for rope.
And I agree, Jodi made up the rope to explain the knife, because otherwise, WTF was a big knife doing in the bedroom or bathroom? I suppose she could have said they decided to eat cheese and crackers in bed after sex, and needed a huge knife to cut the cheese, but she must have thought the rope story was better because of the kinky angle to try and make Travis look bad, so two birds with one stone.
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