Diana sat up in her chair. This was a question she wanted answered.
Lyle replied that it was a note from Trenchant and that he had stapled it to the evaluation prior to sending it off to the handwriting analyst.
None of them questioned why a note in Trenchant's handwriting was made a part of the document that the analysts were to analyze for authorship.
Annette wondered if she understood correctly. Did Lyle say that he kept all of the critiques in his office?
When Lyle answered yes, she asked how it would be possible for Diana to submit falsified ones.
The silence in the room was deafening. Janet, lifting her hands from the keys, massaged her fingers, the suggestion of a smile floated mischievously over her face.
Panel member Anuse finally came to the rescue with a cuing question and a long discussion ensued as to how SmurFFs were handled in the department and what happened to them.
Many of the answers give by Lyle were false. Diana made a note of these.
The chair now looked expectantly at Professor Jane Astori. So far things had gone very well. Everyone had been on cue and except for those two surprise questions....well, they were fielded quite adeptly. His chest expanded with pride in his ability to bring this thing to a smooth conclusion. Now it was time for Jane to ask the questions that would delineate the magnitude of this crime. That would certainly figure in the Attorney General's evaluation of the hearing.
"Since all of the comments on the suspect SmurFFs refer to Randy," Jane began, "I'd like the details of how this could impact on Ian."