I'll tell you my ruling a bit later (not saying I was right, but ...)
To answer a few of the questions...
The BR did touch first on her initial trot down, but did not touch on her way back.
She made no attempt toward second (she was thinking foul).
The pitcher did not make it back into the circle before the runner had started to head back, but was in the circle by the time she figured out what was happening.
The runner figured it out first and was already running back to first before the pitcher made a play.
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Tom
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