“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.
Every statement.
Every certification.
Every filing.
Every representation made to the court.
The hearing paused for lunch.
Outside the
