red herring (spoilers)
I spent almost 2 hours waiting to see what Eva has done so bad that everybody started to hate her so much. But, no she did nothing.
To me it was a big red herring that ruined the movie.
I think it was hinted that she somehow organized his defense and sorted out him being able to get out in only a few years by hiring those expensive lawyers. That's why she sold the house.
That scene of her getting out of the courtroom must mean she either testified in his favor or something. Also there were some mentions of supposed pills he was taking, another lie she might've said in the courtroom in his favor.
I think it was hinted that she somehow organized his defense and sorted out him being able to get out in only a few years by hiring those expensive lawyers. That's why she sold the house.
I think this as well. share
As a minor and her dependent i think she may have been legally obligated to pay his legal fees, and i think her bracket would have put her in the 'upper class' market of affordable representation. She also mentioned (possibly only in the book) that she always hated the house and was happy to sell it. As her own devil's spawn and her bizarre attachment to Kevin regardless of what he ever did, she would have still felt compelled to at least pay for the most competent lawyers... BUT:
She expressed disgust at how he planned an early release. He organised getting on Prozac or increasing his dose weeks before he did it, and he arranged the time frame himself on getting tried as a minor. She's very snide when she comments on how well he orchestrated everything himself. I don't remember anything at all about her testifying in his favor. I don't think she covered for him at all but yes, she would have supplied him with very respectable lawyers if nothing else.