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The testimony from my neighbors about the moving trucks that arrived while I was in ICU. “Your Honor,” Jennifer said, “this isn’t a family dispute. This is a calculated scheme to defraud a vulnerable adult of her home and assets while she was incapacitated.
The judge reviewed the evidence with the same careful attention I’d seen before. “Mr.
Harrison,” she said, “I’m binding you over for trial on all charges. Bail is set at fifty thousand dollars.”
“Your Honor,” the lawyer said, “my client is not a flight risk—”
“Your client is a demonstrated fraud risk,” the judge interrupted. “Bail stands. Trial is set for sixty days from now.”
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