What makes a case feel lost before it starts?

I’ve been thinking about the client who sat across from me last week, quiet, not angry, just… resigned. I knew the evidence was weak, the precedent against us. But what stuck with me wasn’t the law—it was how she looked at the table like she’d already lost. I wonder if that’s the real weight: not the outcome, but the moment you stop believing you’re fighting for something real. What’s the first sign someone gives up on themselves?