"
Esther tried to follow Diana's words and rebut each point
as she heard it but was overcome by the simple truth of
what she was hearing. She, too, had been convinced that the
handwriting evidence was not to be trusted. One of the people in
her department had once worked at NERD. She had confirmed the status
of Diana in the department and corroborated what she had told the panel.
Esther shrugged. Too bad, can't be helped, she thought.
"Evidence was introduced at this hearing without being authenticated.
Hundreds of SmurFFs were described but shown to no one.
Professional witnesses were used against me yet I was not allowed
to have an attorney cross-examine them. And the ultimate injustice
is that the prosecution official is the chair of the hearing panel!
"I do not believe that I ever had a chance in these proceedings.
If the administration's evidence is insufficient, you reopen
the hearing and get more, using unauthenticated material.
If I am effectively questioning a witness, interrupt me,
as you did countless times. If there is evidence on my behalf,
you deny it to me."
Frank Anuse was delightedly and avidly listening to Diana's
closing statement.
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