Wild Justice

chant and gestured toward the hearing room. "We're ready for you now," he announced

d around hugging her and each other. The Vee watched, disgus

renchant start

erspective and need to find it," urged James. He shove

s the legend: BEAM ME UP SCOTTY. TH

ained the door. The rest of the front wall was glass, similar to the neighboring witness room, but he

st the front of the room, sat four members of the hearing panel. At the head of

ar side of the table at the back of the room. The

ter, with her back to the door. She was accessorized with a reco

he became nearly invisible-but not to Diana. She saw kindly eyes surrounded by a round face that wanted to be jolly and

side Janet and there was another empty chai

l terrorism. Diana Trenchant and her witnesses would be interrogated by the panel wh

ly across the table from Diana Trenchant. Except for when she would b

on

nts for easy access. For the moment, the panel was huddled together whispering so

e she was-accused of forging seven student feedback forms. The lump in her stomach and the one in her throat were trying to join together and drag the rest of her d

iption machine. Most of the time, she plied her trade in the courts but occasionally she was called out i

hard to believe that she is the one in trouble here. As Diana's eyes returned to her notes, Janet looked at her more closely. Not terribly well groomed, she thought, noting the slacks with casual blouse and jacket. Janet recalled that Diana was wearing jogging shoes when she walked in. Obviously, she wore her cloths for comfort,

t the dean had accused Diana Trenchant of creating

rmed and I will now introduce them. On the end is Mr. F

gangling bean-pole of a man. His head, devoid of any sort of demarcation between

ould play good cop, bad cop at the hearing. He, as chair, would affect neut

imself to smash this woman, it was Frank, mused Henry.

man, sat in his office reading a lette

ause of his permanent tan. He had thought when he agreed to take th

satisfy the law that such an office be maintained. However, deans and directors of departments seldo

ned and humane university. Enough was enough, but while he was

of the letter flat and

in Goodman here. Affi

t can I d

ing process that I'd like to discuss w

. What's th

or otherwise consider males for position

n't apply for a position, can I. Shit! Men j

fice and they informed me that they had sent you a file of a male for the

pose. Probably h

that he is very

ne. The supercilious bastard, he thoug

do,

ly referred to himself as the sheik and the girls as his harem in conversations with his male colleagues. Hi

ds of all of your hiring for the past two years. Would you please have this material ready f

got nothing better to do than.... Who i

ssociation, Diana Trenchant. Evidently several

o, for that matter. What busin

This university has to comply to receive federal grants.

just applies to women and

anyone who is being discriminated against. Please have those fi

lloped it to get a dial tone. He punched in the

k, what do you know about the bit