There are some major holes in the robot theory.... Like how Jake could read his mind.... How people have seen him grow up.... Things like that....
Also speaking of Jake.... He looked pretty awesome in that flashback....
While watching the episode, I was so sure that kidnapping was staged. That Jake kidnapped her and never told her parents at all. That's why they never showed up and that way he could read her mind to manipulate her into following him. But if they were gonna do that they would've done it in the last episode.