She watched the screen.
Douglas looked at the table.
When it ended, Hale said: “Your Honor, the woman in that recording spent forty years and the majority of her personal resources attempting to correct a wrong done to her child.
She identified the beneficiary.
She documented her identification.
She did everything within her legal power to ensure this trust reached its intended recipient.” He paused.
“Mr.
Marsh’s challenge rests on the claim that his grandmother lacked capacity.
We have submitted three independent medical assessments from the year the trust was established, all showing no cognitive impairment.
His challenge further rests on the claim that the beneficiary cannot be verified.
We have submitted seven independent documents that, taken together, establish verification beyond reasonable doubt.” Another pause.
“What we cannot submit is Eleanor herself.
She is gone.
But she prepared for that too.”
Pryce rose for his rebuttal.
He was halfway through his second sentence when the judge held up one hand.
