I agree. I think having 3 people who saw Tammy shortly before her death all say the same thing, makes it more difficult for the defense to argue that Tammy was sick.
If/when Emma steps up for the defense, the jury will see it for what it is...a child fighting for her father's life, not necessarily an unbiased person.
I'm also curious as to which of Chad's kids will actually take the stand. In opening, JP said 4....mumble or 3...of Chad's children will take the stand. I took this to mean that one of the 4 was wavering. Maybe by next week 2 of the 4 will be wavering. I feel for Tammy's children (and I prefer to call them Tammy's children) as they have lost one parent and might be motivated to 'save' their remaining parent, but I hope at least a few of them will stand up for their mother.
I'll be waiting to see which of them takes the stand for the defense.
I think Prior is bluffing.
Garth? I don't think he will sound convincing if he lies. (And I hope he does not. He has a whole life ahead of him.) He did believe his father had visions, thin veil, etc.. I wonder if he believes that now. He and Seth are vulnerable to being asked if their father's visionary gifts impacted their decisions on where to live, beyond dad moving the family to Rexburg. I think he is a witness to finding Tammy dead, and I think he wasn't supposed to mention to 911 that Tammy was on the "ground." Chad's AVOW story had Tammy smiling in bed.
Emma? She has tied-for-best chance of being consistent, but the more her story is consistent, the more she will sound brainwashed and indoctrinated to some, and like a flat out liar to others. (I think emotionally she is most like MP, still emotionally in, but unlike MP, she does not have real self-incrimination issues.) She is a witness to events shortly after the 911 call and making memorial arrangements.
Seth? He will be consistent IMO, but too detached from Tammy to be a useful witness, and he will sound culty and desperate, too. He was the one who said in 48 hours that dad could dig better graves, which, if he says that again, could help convict his father because there were a lot of professional touches to JJ's grave. It didn't create as much of a berm or get scavenged as would be expected in an amateur's 2' grave.
The youngest daughter and son I find unlikely to be willing to lie. They will come off as hostages if they do. And like Seth, they won't be able to claim more contact with Tammy than people like her friends at work. All they have is "I know my Dad," or "Mom emailed me about the composted raccoon," (not the buried one). They might say Tammy told them about the rifle she said was probably a paintball gun, but...she was talking to her youngest children. She's not going to terrify them by saying she thought she was about to die.
I don't think Prior will call any of them, but he will cross examine any of them the prosecution calls. If he does call any of them, it will be Emma, and it will be Chad's chance to destroy her reputation and career completely, as she will be set up to take an action, probably teasingly close to perjury, to align with a heinous murderer. (I wouldn't blame her one bit for visiting, filling account, etc. I would blame her for taking an action to help him get away with ,murder.)
I think Prior will just keep speaking for Chad's children, and implying that they are all convinced Mom died of natural causes, and that he's such a good person he never could have murdered. When Prior says it for them, there are no questions about finding Tammy, arranging (or delegating, really) her Rexburg memorial, dad's affair, becoming friends with Lori, specific details about alleged fatigue of not feeling well, etc. And if kept off the stand, are no chances of it getting introduced that the children believe their father knows if they live near dark spirits, etc.
MOO
