es could be reached for comment.
However, Bob Alastar, the PR for Belmont, called in the press. "We
have no comment," he asserted. "It is the university's policy not to
discuss personnel decisions with the press."

Now there was a new angle in the threatening phone calls to the
plaintiff. The caller would start out in a friendly fashion. In a
conversational tone, he would advise Diana to, "go down to the
courthouse and examine the court records for the past ten years. Just
check the directory for all the cases that Belmont has been involved in
and read the outcome. The court clerk will help you." Then the voice
would become threatening. "You will see that no one has ever won a
case against Belmont. It owns the courts and it owns the lawyers.
You'll lose all your money and you'll be hurt in other ways. It can
and will make appeal after appeal. It can and will tie this case up
for years. Give it up before you get hurt."

Chapter 38

The investigation by the Attorney General continued. When she tried to
interview potential witnesses at Belmont, she was prevented by the
administration. "Do not even talk with her," was the gag order that
went out from the central administration of Belmont to every chair and
director. These lesser administrators were told to alert their
departments or units and advise all faculty, staff and students not to
cooperate in her investigation.

For a while, the investigation lagged. It was hoped that as tempers
cooled and reason reasserted itself, the university would be more
receptive to the questions posed by the A.G. It was, after all, to
their benefit to answer the questions. It was an opportunity to get
their position known because the report, when completed, would be sent
to the EEOC. It would have considerable influence on research grants
applied for by Belmont faculty.

The cooling off period solved nothing. Belmont administration was
adamant. They had done the right thing. There was nothing to
investigate. The incident had ended. The Pope had spoken.

Actually, The Pope was doing more than speaking--he was engaged in
composing excuses and explanations. Supporters of Diana had sent the
Judge's Order, or excerpts from it, to state legislators, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, trustees and any other person that had
expressed interest in the lawsuit. This had resulted in hundreds of
letters and phone calls to The Pope and members of his administration