The pre-trial hearing, and then the arraignment, went off without a hitch. Carlo made his statements at both, trying not to show any fear. The defendants’ lawyers lit into him, attempting to make him back off. He held his ground and afterwards the prosecutor thanked him. Unfortunately, as far as Carlo was concerned, he also warned him things would get much tougher once the case went to trial.
That evening, after the arraignment, he was so tense he seriously considered trying to sneak away from the safe-house and go to ground on his own.
“It can’t be any worse than this,” he muttered as he finished changing out of the suit and tie he’d been provided with for the hearings.
“What can’t?” Walter asked.
Carlo spun around. “Did you ever hear of knocking?”
“Yeah, but since the door wasn’t cl
