The speaker believes that Elisa Lam's actions in the elevator footage were an attempt to stall the elevator doors rather than an indication of paranormal activity or hiding from an intruder.

“So, so mine, of course, the first initial thoughts was she's hiding from somebody and something strange is is going on. Then at second look, my thought is that she's stalling the elevator, that she's being disruptive to the operations of the hotel for some reason.”