He Paid a Million for One Night, and the Contract Was Signed by My Mother novel · Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter 22: The Witness Chair
"State your name for the record," I said.
"Soren Verlander."
"Spell it."
He spelled it, and I typed it.
The courtroom was dark except for the green lamp on the clerk's desk.
A long gold stripe from the streetlight fell through the tall window across the empty benches.
It was ten past eleven on Monday night.
The building had been locked since six.
I sat at my own machine in my own chair, below the bench and beside the witness stand.
For six years I had sat there with my back straight and my hands in my lap.
I had never once looked at a witness the way I was looking at this one.
He sat in the oak witness chair with his jacket off and his sleeves rolled.
His big scarred hands lay on the rail in front of him.
"You understand you are under oath," I said.
"I understand," Soren said.
"Do you swear to tell the whole truth?"
"I do."
"Then tell me what you want," I said.
His mouth moved.
"I want you to take your shoes off," he said.
I typed it.
My fingers went on the keys, rapid and exact, and every word of his went into the paper tape in order.
I took off my shoes.
"I want you to stand up," he said.
I typed that too, and I stood.
"I want you to come around the machine."
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