For the first time all day.
Maybe for the first time during the entire lawsuit.
The judge continued.
“Particularly when allegations involve fraud, coercion, elder abuse, and undue influence.”
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Nobody even coughed.
The room felt frozen.
Then the judge delivered the sentence that changed everything.
“I am ordering an immediate evidentiary review of the disputed submissions.”
Blake closed his eyes briefly.
Just briefly.
But I saw it.
The moment he realized the situation had moved beyond ordinary litigation.
The review would examine everything.
Every affidavit.
