Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-121.217.64.33-20141123100117/@comment-70.72.38.180-20150328141929

^ -Summer has likely disappeared, making us and the characters believe she's dead (Red like Roses part 2 seems to strongly imply this). Unless we see her die or that they found a body I'm not going to believe that she's truly dead. Besides, it would make a great conflict for Ruby if she were to discover that her mom is not only alive but is actively trying to destroy the huntsman system because the government has begun to abuse the huntsman.

-Then why is the SDC becoming a morally grey company? It seems like public knowledge that SDC have become a shady company. Combine that knowledge and their history with WF some companies may not want to work with them. Maybe the questionable business partners are the reason why the SDC are staying in business.

I think the reason why I think this is because I have a theory about Mr. Schnee (or the family as a whole) being no different to how Weiss felt like in Vol 1. Perhaps the Schnees feel the need to be this prefect family with a perfect company that can do wrong despite the fact that they are making mistakes they don't want admit. They're not horrible human beings, but they're not nice either. I think Mr. Schnee's treatment of Weiss is identical do how Weiss treated Ruby at the beginning (I'm ruling out physical abuse since it's too early to determine.) The only difference is that Weiss is being exposed to a world that did not tolerate her prior attitude and she's learning to reign it in and show her 'true self'. Weiss could be on her way to breaking the cycle on how the Schnees have treated their family over the years.

Regardless if this being true, Mr. Schnee will likely make an appearance at some point because Weiss can't keep avoiding him forever.