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Falling for the Rockstar's Dark Side
  1. 1. The Soundcheck in Seattle
  2. 2. The Contract in the Green Room
  3. 3. The Opening Night Roar
  4. 4. Whispers in the Tour Bus
  5. 5. The First Leak of the Tour
  6. 6. The Soundboard Sabotage 🔒
  7. 7. Rain Over the Willamette 🔒
  8. 8. Encore in Portland 🔒
  9. 9. Midnight at the Sound Desk 🔒
  10. 10. The Sleepless Road South 🔒
  11. 11. Fog Over the Cow Palace 🔒
  12. 12. The Warehouse Session in Oakland 🔒
  13. 13. The Acoustic Ambush 🔒
  14. 14. The Roar of the Bay 🔒
  15. 15. The Hotel Over the Pacific 🔒
  16. 16. The Desert Run to Vegas 🔒
  17. 17. The Billboard at the Strip 🔒
  18. 18. Vegas Under Neon 🔒
  19. 19. The Midnight Showdown at T-Mobile 🔒
  20. 20. The Threshold of Los Angeles 🔒
  21. 21. Arrival in the City of Angels 🔒
  22. 22. The Vaults of Sunset Sound 🔒
  23. 23. The Ghost in the Machine 🔒
  24. 24. The Rehearsal for the Bowl 🔒
  25. 25. The Sunset Terrace 🔒
  26. 26. The Load-in at the Hollywood Bowl 🔒
  27. 27. The Title Track: Dark Static 🔒
  28. 28. The Drive to Malibu 🔒
  29. 29. Fire on the Sand 🔒
  30. 30. The Dawn Before the Storm 🔒
  31. 31. Night One Under the Stars 🔒
  32. 32. The Shadow in the Upper Boxes 🔒
  33. 33. The Acoustic Confession 🔒
  34. 34. Midnight at the Roosevelt 🔒
  35. 35. The Venice Beach Lead 🔒
  36. 36. The Piano on Center Stage 🔒
  37. 37. The Federal Warrants 🔒
  38. 38. The Roar of Night Two 🔒
  39. 39. The Duet of Silver & Salt 🔒
  40. 40. The Standing Ovation 🔒
  41. 41. The Grand Jury in Los Angeles 🔒
  42. 42. The Mastering Suite at Capitol 🔒
  43. 43. The Press Conference at the Sunset Marquis 🔒
  44. 44. The Flight to Austin 🔒
  45. 45. Return to South Congress 🔒
  46. 46. Departure for the British Isles 🔒
  47. 47. The Thames at Twilight 🔒
  48. 48. The Soho Syndicate 🔒
  49. 49. The Roar of the O2 Arena 🔒
  50. 50. A Midnight Stroll in Greenwich 🔒
  51. 51. Night Two at the O2 🔒
  52. 52. The Soho Ambush 🔒
  53. 53. The Vintage Session at Abbey Road 🔒
  54. 54. The High Court Injunction 🔒
  55. 55. The Royal Albert Hall Secret Show 🔒
  56. 56. Arrival at Gare du Nord 🔒
  57. 57. The Accor Arena Echo 🔒
  58. 58. Midnight Along the Seine 🔒
  59. 59. The French Booking Mole 🔒
  60. 60. A Toast at the Eiffel Tower 🔒
  61. 61. The Autobahn to Berlin 🔒
  62. 62. The Wall and the Echo 🔒
  63. 63. Night at the Mercedes-Benz Arena 🔒
  64. 64. Canals and Rain in Amsterdam 🔒
  65. 65. The Ziggo Dome Low End 🔒
  66. 66. The European Tour Settlement 🔒
  67. 67. Touching Down in Haneda 🔒
  68. 68. The Octagon of the Budokan 🔒
  69. 69. Silence and Reverence 🔒
  70. 70. The Tokyo Leak Sting 🔒
  71. 71. Night Two: Pure Resonance 🔒
  72. 72. Cherry Blossoms and Forever 🔒
  73. 73. Touching Down in California 🔒
  74. 74. Subpoena at Sunset Boulevard 🔒
  75. 75. Road to the Rockies 🔒
  76. 76. Thunder Over the Sandstone 🔒
  77. 77. The Federal Indictment 🔒
  78. 78. The Shadow of Foley Square 🔒
  79. 79. The Soundcheck at the Garden 🔒
  80. 80. Night One: The World's Most Famous Arena 🔒
  81. 81. The Leaked Stem Reversal 🔒
  82. 82. A Walk Through Central Park 🔒
  83. 83. The Courthouse Steps at Foley Square 🔒
  84. 84. Under Oath 🔒
  85. 85. Cross-Examination Collapses 🔒
  86. 86. The Confession on the Record 🔒
  87. 87. Judgment in the Southern District 🔒
  88. 88. Flight to London: The Final Frontier 🔒
  89. 89. The Arch of Wembley 🔒
  90. 90. Ninety Thousand Voices 🔒
  91. 91. The Stolen Demo Reborn 🔒
  92. 92. The Masters in Their Hands 🔒
  93. 93. Landing in Austin 🔒
  94. 94. Acoustics of Hill Country 🔒
  95. 95. The First Tracking Session 🔒
  96. 96. Her Solo Producer Album 🔒
  97. 97. The Federal Sentencing 🔒
  98. 98. Nominations at Dawn 🔒
  99. 99. The Red Carpet at Crypto.com Arena 🔒
  100. 100. Producer of the Year 🔒
  101. 101. The Grammy Double Crown 🔒
  102. 102. The Release of *Wildwire* 🔒
  103. 103. The Rehearsal Dinner at the Ranch 🔒
  104. 104. The Wedding Under the Live Oaks 🔒
  105. 105. Morning After the Vows 🔒
  106. 106. The Wildwire Fellowship 🔒
  107. 107. The First Anniversary Gold Record 🔒
  108. 108. New Heartbeats 🔒
  109. 109. Lullaby in 432 Hertz 🔒
  110. 110. The Eternal Frequency 🔒

Chapter 85

Cross-Examination Collapses

Falling for the Rockstar's Dark Side · Devendra Katariya · 5 min read

At eleven-fifteen, Raymond Cross's lead defense attorney, Arthur Vance-Sterling, stepped to the center podium for cross-examination. A veteran Manhattan trial litigator known for his aggressive, theatrical courtroom tactics, Vance-Sterling adjusted his gold cuff links and offered June a condescending, practiced smile. "Miss Holloway, you testified that you were merely a 'junior assistant' at Austin Sound Labs when these sessions took place," Vance-Sterling began, his voice dripping with skepticism. "Isn't it…

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