“No, Your Honor,” Hale said.

“We have nothing to say.”

Judge Whitmore picked up her black pen and signed three copies of the court order in front of her.

“I’m ready to give my ruling,” she said, looking straight at Grant.

Grant sat perfectly still, staring at the blank back of Hale’s legal pad.

“The evidence presented today shows a clear pattern of illegal asset diversion and systematic intimidation of a child,” Judge Whitmore said.

She turned her eyes to my table.