How would you interpret ‘coming out our ears’ in the context? “ ‘No comment’ means ‘no comment.’ It does not mean, ‘I hate to admit this, but yes, he has a punctured eardrum.’” “Well, people think that. And taking the Fifth means you’re guilty.” “Whatever they may think, it does not. A blank space on a form, the missing page, a void, a hole in your knowledge of someone—it’s still some real thing. It exists. You don’t get to fill it in with whatever you want. I’m staking myself on a principle, Mrs. Brown. This country promises us the presumption of innocence.” “Presumptions we have got, Mr. Shepherd. Coming out our ears.” “What would you have me say? Mr. Shepherd does not have a punctured eardrum, he does not have a friend from college days, he does look at pretty girls without whistling—oh, that’s a trap. Where does it stop?” How would you interpret ‘coming out our ears’ in the second to last passage? Thanks!