"This makes the fourth. The bastards take forever to make up their minds. They say they are busy with other analyses, but you'd think with all we're paying them that...." Henry shook his head in disgust.
"And they all said the same thing. They didn't like to make a positive match using copies of the standards we sent?" Frank Anuse asked.
"That's it. They all wanted originals."
"The guy that has them now though, called and said essentially the same thing at first, except he thought if he could have a lot more standards, he could make a decision even if they were copies."
"And...."
"And, I sent off copies of everything in her personnel file."
"You mean forms and such like? Don't they have other people's writing on them besides Trenchant's?"
"Oh, yes, but that doesn't matter. The main thing is we got confirmation. The guy will testify to that and then those damn lady-professors are going to toe the line, or else."
"You've already sent Trenchant the copies and notice of the next hearing?"
"Yup. Did it this morning. Same mail as I sent it to the rest of the committee."