Dabbling in Danger

Fact Check

"Please state your full name for the court."

"Dwayne Alan Roberts."

"Please inform us on your relationship with either defendants."

"I'm a uh, friend of Malina."

"How long have you known each other?"

"Guess about half a year more or less."

"How did the two of you meet?"

Dwayne eases back in his wooden seat, "she and her friend came by sometimes."

"To see you?"

"Nah um, my roommate Terrance and Sasha, Malina's friend, they are a couple."

"Had you and Malina hung out often?"

Dwayne shrugs, "every once in a while."

"Enjoy your time together, she seemed like a nice enough girl?"

"Yeah, yeah she did," he looks to his lap, my heart sinks.

I can't stand this.

Hank flips a page in his notebook, "had you met Tiana?"

Dwayne looks spooked at the mention of my sister's name. This all must be just as fucking weird for him.

"No sir."

"Had you met the other defendant before today?"

Dwayne nods slowly, "yeah."

"What was your impression?"

Dwayne rubs the back of his head, clearly uncomfortable.

"Just always had this aggressive vibe to him. I know anytime Malina talked about him she got really emotional..."

"Were you scared for her?"

He's wide eyed, looks Hank dead on and nods, "at the end, yes."

Hank flips his notebook shut, "what do you mean at the end? Something between them happen?"

"At the end of Malina and I's, friendship... Nothing that I know of happened between them, she never outright said anything to me, but Adeen did attack me once."

"Had you done something offensive? Did Adeen have a reason to feel threatened by your presence?"

"I think I was in a very vulnerable position, so no."

"Please elaborate."

"Uh... Malina and I... We were in the middle of sexual relations when Adeen burst into the room and charged at me... I thought he was going to kill me, you would've thought he just caught me sleeping with his wife."

Dwayne's eyes bulge realizing what he just said.

"Sorry, sorry that was inappropriate... Still, he damn near chocked me out the only reason he stopped is because he pushed Malina to the ground. I guess when she started crying or whatever he backed off."

"So he attacked the both of you?"

"In a way yes..."

Francis flies out of his seat, "objection leading the witness!"

Hank goes on, "do you think he got aggressive and hands on with Malina often?"

"If he gets pissed off like that, then she's definitely getting knocked around."

"Objection your honor, since when do we go off of hypothetical hunches?!"

"That last last question and comment by both Mr. Kott and Mr. Roberts will be disregarded," informs Garth.