Page 144 of Strays
“Yes. Luc can be an idiot, but he wouldn’t hurt her.”
Renner steps even closer. “Ms. Silvester, earlier you said you felt threatened by the Larsen pack. Is that correct?”
“Yes.”
“In the same way Doctor Larsen felt threatened by your boyfriend?”
Kacy hesitates. “Yes. I suppose so.”
Renner nods, as if confirming a fact. “So let’s draw a parallel, then. Did any of the Larsens ever make any type of sexual comments about you?”
Kacy’s brow tightens. “No.”
“Did they ever make any commentary about your body, or your biology?”
“No.”
“Were they intoxicated in any way?”
She shakes her head. “Not that I saw.”
“Did any of them ever move toward you?”
“No.”
He lets the silence sit. A juror blinks hard.
“And Luc?” Renner asks, quietly now. “Did he do those things?”
Kacy shifts. “He was drunk.”
“That wasn’t my question.”
She swallows. “Yes. He made comments.”
“Loud, sexual comments about another woman.”
“Yes.”
“And after being asked to leave, he came back. Walked directly toward that woman.”
“…Yes.”
“Thank you.” Renner pauses. “No further questions.”
He turns and walks back to the table.
“You may step down, Ms. Silvester,” Judge Conway says.
Kacy rises stiffly, shoulders high, eyes forward.
The Judge glances at the clock, then toward the defense table. “Mr. Renner. Next witness?”
“The defense calls Officer Daniel Fontes.”
Fontes walks in through the side door in full uniform, badge gleaming.
He swears in, then takes the stand.
