“Yes.”
“But you had been having an affair for more than a year before he was killed.”
“Yes.”
“How do you feel about Felix Ashton, your lover?”
“Objection. Relevance,” Hoffman said from his seat.
“Overruled. Dr. Martin, please answer the question,” said the judge.
“I have a lot of affection for Felix.”
Yuki said, “Mr. Ashton testified that he loves you. But you don’t return his feelings?”
“I don’t know how to quantify my feelings for Felix.”
“Did your husband tell you how he felt about you having an affair?”
“Not specifically.”
“Did it upset him? Did it make him angry?”
“I don’t think he cared if I had an affair,” Candace Martin said. “If he did, it would only have made him a hypocrite.”
“Well, your lover testified that your husband followed the two of you around. Is that true?”
“Yes. But, I don’t think Dennis cared that I was seeing Felix. He was just trying to get me to agree to a divorce.”
“And you wouldn’t give it to him?”
“I wouldn’t accept his terms.”
“So you subscribe to the theory that it’s better for the children if a couple stays together — even if they are both having affairs — than if they divorce?”
“Your Honor,” Hoffman said from his seat, “counsel is badgering the witness.”
“Sustained. Get to your point if you have one, Ms. Castellano.”
“Yes, Your Honor.” She walked to the center of the well, then turned back around to face the witness, the distance between them making it necessary for Candace Martin to speak loudly. Yuki said, “Ellen Lafferty testified that she was having an affair with your husband. Were you aware that they were involved?”
“Not until she testified.”
“Were you jealous of the attention your husband lavished on other women?”
“No. I was used to it.”
“So despite the fact that you loved him, his philandering in your own home didn’t infuriate you? That’s remarkable,” Yuki said.
“Don’t bother to object, Mr. Hoffman,” LaVan said. “Ms. Castellano, your opinions are out of order. Don’t do that again. Ask your questions, and let’s move on.”
“I’m sorry, Your Honor. Dr. Martin, let me make sure I understand your testimony.
“You were having an affair. You admit your husband was habitually unfaithful. And yet you maintain that you loved him. You were photographed with a known hit man. You found your husband’s gun —”
Yuki made a gun with her thumb and forefinger, moved in toward the witness, and from five feet away pointed her “gun” at Candace Martin, saying, “And when you had an opportunity to kill him, you shot him dead.”
Yuki squeezed the imaginary trigger and jerked the imaginary gun as if it were kicking back. And she ignored Hoffman, who was shout