d allowed him to continue to dictate to you without
question--without thought of equal treatment.

"I am aware, as you are, that a male faculty member was recently
convicted of child molesting, given a leave of absence and then
replaced in his position without loss of pay or tenure. Is what you
accuse me of doing worse than child molestation?"

Diana let the question hang in the air for several moments while she
looked at the panel. Only Henry and Anuse returned her gaze, the women
kept their eyes steadfastly on their papers which they held like
shields before them. Useless, she thought, then aloud said, "Thank
you. I have concluded my statement."

"I would like to clarify a few things," Henry began pontifically. "The
record will show that the remarks you have made are your opinions. We
will not respond to them. I want to make it clear, however, that I am
a chairman of a committee of the faculty--not the prosecutor." There,
he thought selfrighteously, that will show her that I can quote my
lawyer too.

"Secondly, we do not decide anything. We will not recommend anything.
We are merely the investigating committee which makes the report."

Chapter 36

True to form, Henry adjourned the second hearing with lies--it didn't
matter, he reflected, we have the power.

The hearing panel met the next day. Each person was given a copy of
the report that Henry had prepared. "Read it and when you have
finished, come over here and sign this original. I will require that
you turn in your copies today. You are to keep this report in
confidence."

"When is Diana to be notified?" Timidly, Esther asked the question,
raising her eyes from the document she was reading.

"In good time. When it is deemed appropriate." Henry was terse in his
reply, warning that no further questions from the other members of the
committee would be tolerated.

Following this, Esther sent a letter to The Pope asking him not to
terminate Diana. Later, she would show copies of this letter to the
staff and faculty women who criticized her for signing such a malicious
report. "We had to sign it. We had no choice, but see--I tried to
help her!"

Henry sent a copy of the hearing panel's report to Diana late in March.
It was in the form of a memorandum addressed to The Pope. Even though
the report had been signed early in February, it was dated March 31st,
as were all the signatures at the end.

The report of six pages had four