“Nicholas Wolfensen.”
“Shit. Roz, what can you do to get Nick out of this?”
Nothing. He can be declared a hostile witness, but I hope he’ll just answer the questions honestly.
“But Roz, the business! What if they ask him about our business? It’ll come out that I’m a thief. I was relieved that they couldn’t bring up the prior arrest, but—”
By that time, Nick was on the witness stand and the bailiff held the Bible for him. He placed his right hand on it.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”
Nick glanced at Konrad quickly and said, “So help me God.”
“That’s not what was asked of you,” the judge said. “Bailiff, would you repeat the question?”
“Do you swear to tell the truth—”
“I do,” Nick interrupted, and he didn’t look happy about it.
The DA asked him his profession, and Nick stated that he was a Boston police officer.
“As an officer of the law, I imagine you’d know what court proceedings are like. Why did you answer the first question in such a vague manner?”
Nick shrugged. “I just got nervous and forgot.”
The DA approached Nick and stared at him for a long moment. Finally he smiled at the jury. “Hmm, your face is very familiar. Do you happen to have a twin?”
Nicholas mumbled, “Yes.”
“Speak louder, please.”
His lips thinned, and he spit out the word, “Yes.”
“Is he or she in this courtroom?”
Nick nodded.
“Aloud please.”
“Yes.” Nick’s glare should have given the DA pause. Hell, it might have unnerved Superman. Konrad knew his brother wouldn’t shift and eat the prosecutor. Talk about exposure!
“Please point to your twin.”
Nick gave a half-hearted nod in Konrad’s direction.
“It’s hard to interpret a head nod. Did you just indicate that the defendant is your twin?”
Nick almost growled the word “Yes,” making Konrad even more nervous.
“And you’re identical twins, isn’t that true?”
Nick bit his top lip and let out a deep breath. “As far as we know.”
“And were you asked for a sample of your DNA at some point?”
“Yes. They took a cheek swab.”
“And isn’t a cheek swab as much a match for a hair sample as any other human cell?”
