Interrupting imperiously, Anuse jumped in to lead him with careful questions in a direction away from that subject.
When he finished, Diana summed up his testimony. "The 'suspect' evaluations were not dated. You testified that you didn't know which one came from which year. You have no idea if all or any of the remaining evaluations are authentic, is this all correct?"
Randy nodded glumly.
When Diana again referred to Lyle's testimony that Randy had brought the critiques to him last year, Anuse again interrupted. This time Trenchant held her ground and forcefully turned toward him saying, "Excuse me. I believe this is my time to examine this witness!"
"Now, Randy, you have stated that none of the material in my laboratory manual was used by you to create the manual you used last year when I was not in the course. Do you want to change that answer?"
"No."
The accused held up two large manila envelopes, thick with their contents, saying, "I have here a copy of my manual and the one you prepared. Clearly marked are the parts in your manual that have been lifted verbatim from mine.
"In addition, I have given the references of whole paragraphs that you have copied from published radiology text books and used without citation in your manual.
"I am prepared to offer this to the panel as evidence that you are not telling the truth."
"This has nothing to do with the Termination For Cause action that this hearing is all about," interrupted Henry. "You must keep to the subject." How did I ever get into this fix, he thought. Aloud, he continued, "Since this material does not bear directly on the matter at hand, it cannot be allowed into evidence. Please continue."