Every statement.
Every certification.
Every filing.
Every representation made to the court.
The hearing paused for lunch.
Outside the courtroom, reporters flooded the hallway.
Questions flew everywhere.
Vanessa tried to leave quickly.
But people stopped her.
Asked questions.
Requested comments.
She looked overwhelmed.
Suddenly she wasn’t the confident sister who had invited media to watch my humiliation.
She was the plaintiff in a lawsuit facing serious credibility issues.
Funny how quickly circumstances change.
A week later the evidentiary review concluded.
