ifer stoically.

Diana took this opportunity to reinforce Jennifer's testimony with
another example of the kind of honesty and fair play that the
administration practiced. "You are arguing with my witness, not
questioning her. She has good reason for her belief. When I came into
this hearing, it was with the assurance from my department chairman and
the chairman of this panel, both senior administrators, that I had been
given all of the material that would be presented as evidence relating
to the handwriting examiners.

"This proved to be unequivocally false. The evidence you have
introduced, Mr. Chairman, contains many documents that were never given
to me to examine before the hearing."

This started another bout between Diane and Anuse, who apparently able
to read Lyle's and the chair's mind, kept insisting that what Lyle and
Henry meant was that Diana had been given all of the material available
at that date.

Henry rushed in to agreed that yes that was what was meant. "Lyle gave
you everything he had at that date."

"Then it was incumbent upon this committee to see that I had all of the
evidence before the hearing."

"But," protested the chair, "we didn't get all the evidence ourselves
until today."

"Then it shouldn't have been presented until I had an opportunity to
examine it! I am finished with this witness."

Henry quickly announced that there would be a break.

When they were back on the record, Henry announced, "Once the witnesses
for Diana complete their testimony, we will call Lyle back to clear up
the misconceptions this last witness has introduced. Also we will call
Ann Biggot, and Mark...," To straighten out the panel on the document
examiners, he thought to himself. He continued, "while we are at it,
we should probably hear from Jimbo."

Apparently, thought Jane, if he hears anything contradictory to what
he's already established as correct, someone has to come back and
explain it away.

Chapter 20

The next witness was Roz Peel.

Throughout the ordeal of the hearing, Roz had been the sparkplug of the
outfit. Her high spirits and unquenchable optimism lifted the whole
group of witnesses.

Here was a young woman who had known severe adversity in her life which
she had battled and continued to battle. Few knew the particulars
because she was a very private person. She didn't feel that anything
was accomplished by bleeding all over other people about her own
trouble