@Harassedevictee The J said "I've got to do something tomorrow", before suggesting 11.30 for KS. Which sounds more as though he will be considering today's private case conference overnight and making any Orders tomorrow?
In general, as an observer, that was slow, tense and felt like someone was dying. The lack of interruption was very noticeable. Also the tone of everyone seemed hushed.
Do you remember the way the interruptions and Judge's replies were quite jaunty in February? And J was at times critical of the length of examination?? The Judge had a much more conciliatory tone this afternooon, asking both sides whether timescales for remaining witnesses were realistic, and then saying its noones fault, it's just where we are.
The closing discussions felt like when something terrible happens and everyone puts stuff aside for a short while. Except he didn't at any point try to rescue KS as he seemed to do with ED in Feb. It felt as though everyone was watching a body bleeding out and there was nothing could be done except talk quietly and as nicely as possible.
KS sounded at times like a confident Consultant taking charge of ward round. And then increasingly towards the end she was quiet, talking very slowly, pausing a lot. I think she must have known that the processes she and others led had been unfair, but it seemed as though this may be the first time she has considered it from Sandie Peggie's perspective.