You could find out
the damndest things. Things people were afraid of getting out.
Things Henry could used to control them.
Still smiling, he turned to the papers before him and in rapid order,
introduced into evidence, Medical School Dean Broadhurst's letter of charges,
a memo from the Chairman of NERD, Dr. Lyle Stone, and the two files containing
the material sent out from Belmont to the document examiners.
"These are the items," the Academic Vice President and Chair
of the hearing panel committee asserted, holding up the files,
"that the hearing is about."
"We will commence by having the university's witnesses sworn
in by the court stenographer. The committee will then examine
each of the witness, then the accused may cross examine them.
"After all our witnesses have testified, Trenchant may
examine her witnesses and the committee will cross.
Are there any questions?"
"Yes." Diana said firmly. "You have said that the witness
are to be sworn by the court stenographer and I have no
objection to that. However, I want it in the record that I was
told both by the ombudsman and by you, Mr. Chairperson, that this
would be a typical administrative hearing and that witnesses are
generally not sworn.
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