"The Best Laid Traps"

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the judge banged down his gavel to silence everyone

'Court will now reconvene. Has our witness, Ms. Olga Orly, recovered?'

payne had lost all smugness at this point, no longer confident that he was gonna get a win, that and the other thing...

'Y-Yes, Your Honor! Er, well, she's regained consciousness.'

'Perhaps we can hear her version of the events again?'

'That's the thing... You see, she's quite fatigued.'

the judge looked down at the prosecuter

'You're looking a bit fatigued yourself, Mr. Payne.'

'Sadly, fatigue is insufficient grounds for refusing to testify... or prosecute. The defense would like to request that Ms. Orly take the stand.'

apollo thought that was a little harsh, ..to make someone testify when their not physically or mentally well, ..just seemed unfair, the judge mentally agreed with him, but had to carry on with the trial

'Very well. The witness will take the stand!'



'Perhaps you could repeat your name and profession?'

kristoph asked, olga said nothing as she hid behind the stand, kristoph then spoke in that wired voice that always unsettled apollo

'Or perhaps you'd rather admit that you're a poor liar, and a poorer loser.'

'Ny-Ny-Nye-! ... Not'

she then suddenly reached for all her clothes at once, ..turned over her big blue coat over, tossed it to the ground, ..and transformed into an entirely new person, from a weak little Russian woman, to now a smug pirate lady

'Name's Olga Orly. That's the truth. I'm a pro dealer. People call me... Olga "Quick-Fingers" Orly!'

the judge was the first to speak up

'Oh... Oh really?'

'Want to know something else? I'm not really Russian! And my last name sounds like "Oh really"! There, that's the truth! I hope you're satisfied.'

apollo no longer felt sympathy for the witness, he slammed down his fists on the bench as he demanded in his best commanding tone

'Witness! You will tell the court what you were really up to that night!'

the woman sighed as she rolled her eyes

'Fine, I'll talk. We had a plan, see.'

'Let me remind you that you are currently under oath. Any further fabrications will have serious consequences.'

the judge warned

'...fine!, Like I said, I'm a pro. That guy, Smith, hired me to do what I do best. I was planted at the Borscht Bowl Club several days prior to the night of the game. As a waitress'

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