Aplaintiff sued a defendant for defamation, asserting in her complaint that the defendant had called the plaintiff a thief in front of a number of business associates. the plaintiff calls two witnesses to the stand, both of whom testify that they heard the defendant refer to the plaintiff as a thief in front of the business associates. the plaintiff does not take the stand herself. the defendant pleads truth of the statement as an affirmative defense and calls a witness to the stand. the defense witness is prepared to testify that he was a co-worker of the plaintiff when the plaintiff supplemented her income by tending bar three nights a week. the witness will testify that he saw the plaintiff take a $20 bill from the tavern's cash register and secrete the money in her pocket. the plaintiff's attorney objects. may the defense witness's testimony be allowed? a yes, as substantive evidence that the plaintiff is, in fact, a thief. b yes, because theft is a crime indicating dishonesty. c no, because specific bad acts may not be used to show bad character. d no, because the plaintiff never took the stand.