{"id":29115,"date":"2026-10-03T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=29115"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:10:51","slug":"part-19-roberts-lawyer-tried-to-use-my-age-against-me-until-his-own-notebook-proved-he-trusted-my-memory-more-than-he-claimed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=29115","title":{"rendered":"PART 19 \u2013 Robert\u2019s Lawyer Tried to Use My Age Against Me, Until His Own Notebook Proved He Trusted My Memory More Than He Claimed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first week of trial belonged mostly to documents.<\/p>\n<p>Bank representatives testified.<\/p>\n<p>Title experts explained the forged deed.<\/p>\n<p>A forensic examiner described computer access and signature files.<\/p>\n<p>I sat through as much as Sarah recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Not all.<\/p>\n<p>She warned me against exhausting myself before my testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Still, I wanted to hear the case being built from outside my own memory.<\/p>\n<p>There was something strange about watching strangers discuss my life professionally.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit 34.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit 51.<\/p>\n<p>Account ending 7724.<\/p>\n<p>Property located at\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Numbers and labels replaced fear.<\/p>\n<p>I found comfort in it.<\/p>\n<p>Facts did not tremble.<\/p>\n<p>The bank investigator testified that the hospital transfer triggered safeguards because of its size and destination.<\/p>\n<p>The secondary contact procedure stopped it.<\/p>\n<p>He described the verification number.<\/p>\n<p>My flip phone.<\/p>\n<p>Several jurors glanced toward me.<\/p>\n<p>I almost wanted to hold it up.<\/p>\n<p>I did not.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel testified on the fourth day.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing him in the witness box unsettled me.<\/p>\n<p>He looked thinner.<\/p>\n<p>More ordinary.<\/p>\n<p>No villainous transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Just a middle-aged man in a gray suit admitting he knew a deal was questionable and stayed involved because the profit looked good.<\/p>\n<p>He said Robert told him Ellen would obtain authority.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted receiving messages about the capacity route.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted telling Robert to keep his name away from that part.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked why.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stared at his hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I knew it looked wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooked wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel swallowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That word mattered.<\/p>\n<p>On cross-examination, Robert\u2019s attorney attacked his cooperation agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are testifying to help yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want less punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou blamed your brother after you got caught.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked toward Robert.<\/p>\n<p>Then back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told the truth after I got caught.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The distinction was ugly but fair.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciated that he did not pretend courage.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa testified next.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen was not in the courtroom for all of it.<\/p>\n<p>I understood why.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa described Robert\u2019s hidden company.<\/p>\n<p>Trips.<\/p>\n<p>Payments.<\/p>\n<p>Promises.<\/p>\n<p>She said Robert told her my house would eventually fund a new development and solve his financial problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he tell you Mrs. Miller agreed to sell?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said she would eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said his wife could handle her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked about the brooch.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa looked ashamed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave it to me for my birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he say where it came from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said it had belonged to his mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you later learn that was false?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGave it to investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robert did not look at her once.<\/p>\n<p>That hurt Ellen more than if he had stared.<\/p>\n<p>She told me later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe erased her too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I understood.<\/p>\n<p>Once people stopped serving his purpose, Robert treated them as irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>My testimony began on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>I barely slept the night before.<\/p>\n<p>At six, I got up and made oatmeal I could not eat.<\/p>\n<p>I wore the cream blouse from Ellen\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Not intentionally at first.<\/p>\n<p>Then I realized and kept it.<\/p>\n<p>The courthouse security officer inspected my purse.<\/p>\n<p>The flip phone was inside.<\/p>\n<p>Still.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah saw it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComfort object?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence of superior technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She almost laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Then we entered.<\/p>\n<p>When my name was called, I walked slowly to the witness stand.<\/p>\n<p>My cane sounded too loud.<\/p>\n<p>Tap.<\/p>\n<p>Tap.<\/p>\n<p>Tap.<\/p>\n<p>I raised my right hand.<\/p>\n<p>Swore to tell the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Then sat.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor began simply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease state your name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstance Miller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAge?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeventy-six.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the table, Sarah gave me a look.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeventy-seven next month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few jurors smiled.<\/p>\n<p>So did I.<\/p>\n<p>It helped.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked about my house.<\/p>\n<p>How long I owned it.<\/p>\n<p>My husband.<\/p>\n<p>My work.<\/p>\n<p>The savings.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen.<\/p>\n<p>Robert.<\/p>\n<p>Then the questions moved toward the first suspicious deed.<\/p>\n<p>I described finding it beneath utility papers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did you know the signature was not yours?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I\u2019ve been writing my name most of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor showed the deed.<\/p>\n<p>Then several authentic signatures.<\/p>\n<p>I explained the differences.<\/p>\n<p>No drama.<\/p>\n<p>Just detail.<\/p>\n<p>We moved to the kitchen recording.<\/p>\n<p>I described overhearing Robert and Ellen.<\/p>\n<p>The recorder.<\/p>\n<p>Calling Sarah.<\/p>\n<p>Then the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>That was harder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did Ellen say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I repeated it as accurately as I could.<\/p>\n<p>That she was going to move the money.<\/p>\n<p>That we did not know what would happen that day.<\/p>\n<p>That I might not make it.<\/p>\n<p>The courtroom became silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened when you refused?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tried to use my thumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you consent?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid she hold your wrist?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid it hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Robert appear in the room?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Important.<\/p>\n<p>The truth did not need embellishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was his role, as you understood at the time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen did you learn more?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later.<\/p>\n<p>Texts.<\/p>\n<p>Notebook.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence.<\/p>\n<p>I made clear what I knew then and what I learned afterward.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction mattered.<\/p>\n<p>Then the prosecutor asked about the supposed memory problems.<\/p>\n<p>I told the jury about the lost keys.<\/p>\n<p>The missing bracelet.<\/p>\n<p>The fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI began writing things down because I thought maybe they were right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughter and Robert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you believe might be happening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat my memory was failing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot in the way they said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor showed the notebook.<\/p>\n<p>The entry:<\/p>\n<p>Moved keys. She blamed herself.<\/p>\n<p>I heard someone in the jury box exhale.<\/p>\n<p>Then:<\/p>\n<p>Bracelet removed. No questions yet.<\/p>\n<p>The room felt colder.<\/p>\n<p>I described the effect.<\/p>\n<p>Not anger.<\/p>\n<p>Doubt.<\/p>\n<p>That was the real injury.<\/p>\n<p>Money frightened me.<\/p>\n<p>But losing trust in my own mind had frightened me more.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked about Dr. Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>I said I had never met him.<\/p>\n<p>Never attended his clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Never taken insulin.<\/p>\n<p>That last answer drew attention because of the forged incapacity letter.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor displayed it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that your signature?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you write this letter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you take insulin?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simple questions.<\/p>\n<p>Simple answers.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the old voicemail.<\/p>\n<p>My own flip-phone message played in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen\u2019s younger voice:<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t sign anything Robert brings over tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing it publicly affected me unexpectedly.<\/p>\n<p>I looked toward Ellen.<\/p>\n<p>She was crying.<\/p>\n<p>Robert remained still.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor used the voicemail with the draft loan guarantee and Robert\u2019s message to Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>E tipped C off. Need another route.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase appeared on a large screen.<\/p>\n<p>Another route.<\/p>\n<p>It looked worse enlarged.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked, \u201cDid you sign the proposed guarantee?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you authorize Robert to seek another route?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you ever give him permission to take control of your property?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour medical decisions?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour legal capacity?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then she asked the most important question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Robert know you were saying no?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked directly at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he wrote it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor displayed another message.<\/p>\n<p>C won\u2019t sign voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>I heard movement in the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor sat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Robert\u2019s lawyer stood.<\/p>\n<p>He was polite.<\/p>\n<p>That made him more dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Miller, you have had memory lapses, correct?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have misplaced items?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have repeated stories?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou once became lost while driving?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made a wrong turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that a yes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not lost. I made a wrong turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour memory is not perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one\u2019s is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease answer yes or no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. My memory is not perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He approached slowly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou disliked my client.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEventually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore these events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou believed he controlled your daughter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worried about his influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you were biased against him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was his mother-in-law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few people smiled.<\/p>\n<p>The judge instructed everyone to remain quiet.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou testified that your daughter told doctors you were becoming forgetful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did that before your hospital admission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour neighbor also observed confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrdinary mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut observations occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He began building the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Age.<\/p>\n<p>Heart condition.<\/p>\n<p>Forgotten details.<\/p>\n<p>Misplaced keys.<\/p>\n<p>Wrong turns.<\/p>\n<p>I understood the strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Not prove I was incompetent.<\/p>\n<p>Create haze.<\/p>\n<p>Then he asked, \u201cIs it possible Mr. Calder genuinely believed you needed help?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer paused, perhaps surprised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he may have believed guardianship was appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just agreed he could have believed you needed help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelp and legal incapacity are different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The smile disappeared slightly.<\/p>\n<p>He continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Miller, you are not a physician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a psychologist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a forensic document examiner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a financial investigator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much of what you told this jury depends on what other people later told you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeaning your belief that Robert orchestrated these events came largely after lawyers and investigators became involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked toward Sarah.<\/p>\n<p>She remained still.<\/p>\n<p>I answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy belief came after evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was better.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer moved closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence interpreted for you by others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause you could not understand it yourself?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There.<\/p>\n<p>Too far.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He tried to recover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou relied on assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinancial specialists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo others helped you understand complicated matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause you needed help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I almost smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all need help with things we don\u2019t specialize in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A juror nodded slightly.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer changed direction.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested Ellen was the true planner.<\/p>\n<p>I refused to claim what I did not personally know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you see Robert instruct Ellen to transfer the money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you hear him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the hospital?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Ellen alone held your wrist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEllen alone had your phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEllen alone attempted the transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the room, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He turned toward the jury.<\/p>\n<p>Then back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet you blame Robert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hold Ellen responsible for what she did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That interrupted his framing.<\/p>\n<p>He paused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou blame both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I felt anger rise.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah had warned me.<\/p>\n<p>Do not fight.<\/p>\n<p>Answer.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer returned to the notebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou did not see my client write this notebook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot personally prove the handwriting is his.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot personally establish when every entry was made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo for all you know, some entries could have been created after the events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForensic experts testified about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease answer the question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not personally know how they dated every entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He nodded, satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Then he made his mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you agree the notebook contains observations about your life that any concerned family member might make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, your routines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour bank habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour appointments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour memory incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose could reflect care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He lifted the notebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this is not necessarily a criminal blueprint, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at the pages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He smiled.<\/p>\n<p>Then I continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it proves something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His smile faded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy question\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay the witness finish?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge nodded.<\/p>\n<p>I looked toward the jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe notebook says I remembered exact balances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer said nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt says I caught mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I could see Sarah trying not to react.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt says I was sharp when focused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defense lawyer objected.<\/p>\n<p>The judge allowed the answer within scope.<\/p>\n<p>I continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobert wrote private notes describing me as difficult because I understood enough to resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The room became very still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told doctors and courts I was confused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at the notebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when nobody else was supposed to read what he wrote, he knew I wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer moved quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObjection. Argumentative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSustained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I stopped.<\/p>\n<p>But the point had landed.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the next twenty minutes trying to undo it.<\/p>\n<p>He could not.<\/p>\n<p>At the end, he asked one last question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Miller, isn\u2019t it true that you want my client punished?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I thought carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want him held responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat wasn\u2019t my question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked directly at Robert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want consequences for what he chose to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer sat.<\/p>\n<p>On redirect, the prosecutor asked only three questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you understand when Robert asked you to invest?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you understand when he wanted access to your property?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas no a permanent answer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at Robert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then I stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>My knees shook so badly Sarah had to take my elbow.<\/p>\n<p>In the hallway, I sat on a bench.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen approached carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was truthful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did he look?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobert?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I nodded.<\/p>\n<p>Then she added, \u201cScared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I had not noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps because I had finally stopped watching his face for instructions.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=29116\">Click here to continue reading: PART 20: Ellen Took the Stand Against Her Husband, and One Question Forced Her to Admit the Moment She Chose His Plan Over Me<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first week of trial belonged mostly to documents. 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