the other members committed suicide as police closed in. >> beate zschape's mother took the stand for two minutes. she refused to testify and immediately left the courthouse. a much-anticipated hearing was over in moments. earlier, zschape's cousin gave comments to the course. -- court. she grew up -- he grew up with her and revealed more. he was wary about answering questions about her neo-nazi past. one lawyer said the witness should not have held back. >> he can't just say that he grew up with beate and that they were like brother and sister and not say much about her. you have to ask, is he taking us for a ride? little by little, the court was told by the -- about the nsu activities in the 1990's. zschape's cousin told the court that one nsu member handed out flyers honoring a nazi leader and that one of the dead members always carried a gas pistol. zschape and the two other nsu members were inseparable and isolated from others. >> dw's correspondent was in unit covering the hearing. she sent us this report. >> you could hear a pin drop when the mother of beate zschape entered the