honestly i dont think pattis little speech cleared up anything... it could all have been BS or a veil for something else... she was obviously goading the chief into doing something... but it seems generally like what i said before, nothing else matters to the GR except for the disappearance, which is why she was able to take her own life so easily. gladys on the other hand, wasnt fully committed

but it seems like people may join for different reasons. at the same time whoever is funding the GR or pulling the strings probably has their own purpose
you saw that smirk on that annoying ass liv tylers face after gettin slapped... she felt like she got to lori... lori stil cares about her family and shyt, so if they stone her to death too shes gonna be on the same "please stop"
we now know the chief was cheating... i remember they showed a flashback in the first ep fo him fukking someone during the disappearance... i bet that slore disappeared on him

hopefully we learn more about it