The cops he killed were in New Jersey. After he killed them, he travelled to New Mexico and had his wound patched. That's the only part of his behavior that seems odd, although, in the final analysis, it isn't. Most people who get shot get treatment before going to the airport to stand in line and ride a plane.

Ahh. That makes sense. That's why he needs a cab driver to hook him up with a corrupt vet. He would have known where to go in New Jersey. It seems odd to travel with a bullet wound, but maybe that increases the anonymity.

He didn't stick around. He left New Jersey and returned to New Mexico.

Yes, I get the timeline. I don't get why he would tell her he's sticking around, and then leave. I don't understand it in terms of their interaction, and I don't understand it from a fugitive's point of view. It makes him seem guilty- he's absconding rather than traveling.

His son had already been killed, and he went directly from the daughter in law's house to the veterinarian to have his shoulder treated.

So, when Mike meant he wanted to help with the kid for a couple of months, then book out?

Say what? Mike tells his daughter and law he wants to stick around and help with the baby. But he has already been shot, and soon returns to New Mexico. What did I miss?