Krystal Holloway. Witness for the Prosecution

Calling Krystal Holloway to the stand was one of the defense's many witnesses who ended up testifying for the prosecution.  She had told the police that George had said to her, prior to Caylee's body being found, that "this was an accident that went terribly wrong," a statement that could suggest George had prior knowledge of Caylee's death.  However, when put into context, and added to another statement George made, it was clear that he was saying, it "had to have been" an accident that went wrong.. and "my daughter is not a 'murderer'."

Both what he said, and what Krystal believed he meant, added up to George speculating about what happened, and confirmed that he had not known what happened.  And that cut into the heart of the defense's argument that George was there when an "accident occurred" and that it was he who hid the body.

The other part of Krystal's testimony was about having an affair with George.  She was believable when she said that she and George had had an affair.  And George was not believable when he got on the stand and denied it.  He in fact proved himself to be a pretty poor liar.  When asked whether he had a romantic relationship with Krystal Holloway, he said, "No I did not." And that was more than enough. But George added, "I think that is pretty funny."  And he repeated that answer when asked if and Krystal had ever been intimate. It seemed clear to all that George protested too much.

Commentators asked one another, could this make George seem like a liar? Could this cause jurors to discount all the testimony offered by George?  Although it could, jurors very likely understand why George might lie about this detail, which had nothing to do with the death of Caylee.  My guess is that George felt he had already lost too much.  He's lost his precious granddaughter.  He has lost his daughter.  He has lost his former life.  He was not going to admit to an affair and alienate his wife. Not even to save his daughter, a daughter he knows is guilty of quite a bit.

I wonder, though, what Cindy really thought.  Commentators on every channel--the biggest George supporters--did believe George had had an affair.  They did believe George lied on the stand.  If they believed it, did Cindy believe it?

Today, the day of closing arguments, their lawyer sits between them in the gallery.  I sincerely hope that doesn't mean the two of them aren't doing well together.  I can't imagine how they will ever get through this if they do not have each other.