Heart in her throat, Nancy shook her head. "This doesn't prove anything. It might just be a coincidence."

She pulled the drawer open and removed a letter from it. It was from the Dean of Atmospheric Sciences at Canute. She read it over, learning that Scott wasn't going to be awarded tenure or promoted.

"Poor Scott. He must be really disappointed."

And now she was too. As much as she wished it weren't true, the evidence against him seemed to be growing rapidly. She still wanted to give him a chance, but that seemed to be getting harder and harder.