I don't think she's loyal at all. I really can't figure out why she wore that ring to court but, I do believe she had an ulterior motive. I just can't figure out what it was:waitasec:. I just cannot believe she was truly "in love" with CC.
If it turns out she was in on the murders, I will not be surprised one bit.
I would love to know more about her past history with Sheri dating back to their high school years. This whole affair reeks of passive aggressive anger and massive manipulation.
On the ring, I'm not so sure that it was HER idea to wear it. As she witnessed for the prosecution, undoubtedly to save her own skin, I can see her producing the ring back during the earliest investigation as proof that he pursued her. She may have spun it back then as his being obsessed with her so as to minimize her own guilt/responsibility. Back then, she may have been sweating bullets trying to keep from being charged also. So the ring may have been produced (by the prosecution) for the jury to see as the fastest and easiest method to make the point that Chris was indeed obsessed with her while he was still married to his wife, and seeing it ON her finger made that point in the starkest and most undeniable way, having the most shocking impact.
On the dates of when their affair started: if it is shown that the affair really did start before the "public consumption date" they gave, it sure looks pretty damning. If they were ALREADY involved, what happened on that ONE EXACT CONFESSED DATE that changed his life forever?? He hands HER the responsibility when he says
SHE changed it forever, not that his life (in general) changed forever, but that
TARA changed it forever. The only explanation I can think of other than she proposed a plan for him that would free him
completely is that maybe he simply said he would divorce his wife if she would marry him and she said yes. If Tara and Sheri had not been "best friends" (NOT, blech, puke) I might be somewhat inclined to believe that. In this case, and given what we know about Tara's scheming personality, I don't believe it.
Another cue to the scheming personality is the WAY-out-of-boundaries communication between Tara and Chris's brother. I have a hard time believing he would text her what he did without a "come-hither" cue of some kind to him. I've known these types of women AND men who are walking "come-ons" any time their partner is looking the other direction. Strippers learn this technique to get men's friends to drool over them more to increase the desire from the "main man/deep pocket". Its sorta the same dynamic of walking across the stage holding an "applause" sign to work up the crowd.