ines to Diana and her witnesses
testimony--one short paragraph!

Diana asked Stacy if she could, without violating confidentiality, tell
of similar cases at Belmont where a faculty person had been accused of
wrong doing.

"It happens quite frequently, perhaps as often as once a
month--certainly a regular event. And in none of these cases which
might involve repeated incidents of drunkenness, sexual harassment,
and, well, I can't go into details, but these are serious areas of
misconduct that I'm referring to--not something as insignificant as
seven SmurFFs! In none of these cases was the person ever told to
resign or face a termination for cause hearing. The problem was
handled by the proper department head. Either a warning was given or
appropriate disciplinary action was taken."

When Diana asked if the committee had any questions, Jane, in an
attempt to demonstrate the proficiency of this expert witness, once
again bravely ventured forth asking Stacy to delineate some of the
techniques used in this case and how she evaluated them.

The psychologist did this clearly and precisely, giving the methods
used and how Diana reacted. It was very illuminating testimony and
totally ignored, except by the women who had hoped that it might cause
Henry to listen.

At one point, Anuse tried to twist Stacy's words around so it appeared
that she was been saying that Diana had denied that there was any
trouble with any person in the department.

Stacy Denton set him securely and competently back on his heels,
leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that she was no person to try those
tactics on.

Chapter 35

When Stacy had been excused, the chair was ready to adjourn. On the
advice of her attorney, Diana requested that it be on the record that,
Anuse, one of the panel members had acted throughout the hearing in a
manner prejudicial and threatening to Diana and to her witnesses.

Henry was livid with anger. "You are out of order. You are making
statements about people on the committee that has nothing to do with
this. Your comment will not be entered and the committee will
disregard it."

How typical of that woman to state the obvious, he fumed inwardly.
Always before, while ruling, he had kept his cool and at least glanced
at the panel members for assent or dissent. This time he ably
demonstrated that the show of democratic procedure was only that--a
show. Damn her. She had unglued him that time.

In any