CHAPTER 22
Ten minutes later, I sat back on the stand while the jury filed into their seats. They avoided looking at me. I forced myself not to let my shoulders slump. This was a setback, yes, but I couldn’t let the jury see how much Eric and his lawyer upset me. They couldn’t think they’d won this battle. Besides, Meili had a plan.
As soon as the jurors sat, the judge addressed them. “Members of the jury will disregard all comments made this morning. You may not consider anything you heard while evaluating the evidence. We’re going to restart cross-examination from the beginning. Am I understood?”
Twelve heads bobbed in agreement. We all knew it wasn’t true. Some things are so prejudicial, it’s impossible to un-hear them. But Meili thought we could do some damage control, and I didn’t
