I think that there is more to that part of the story than what we see.....maybe the kids wanted to be with their mom. You know how kids are..... I mean, Michael was doing some God awful things, maybe he saw this as a way to break free for a while, get done what he needed, and get the kids back later. But little did he know that it would take soo long to do that, he must have been away from them or not close to them for a long time... I mean look at GF3.....his kids are not very close to him, Mary even says that she hopes this job brings her closer to him. I also think you guys are right......I those two kids were infants or toddlers......Kay would be swimming with Luca Brasi......