Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Next Day
Amy Harbinger sat back down on her seat at the large conference room table located on the university premises nearest to the Chemistry building. Amy was seated across from the court reporter who was staring at Dr. Lubarski as she re-entered the room. Once Dr. Lubarski was seated, all eyes were on her again.
“Dr. Lubarksi, are you okay? We can take a longer break if necessary,” Amy inquired, wanting to be sensitive to the situation.
“No. I’m feeling okay,” Dr. Lubarski declared. She was still teary-eyed after the ten-minute break. Grabbing a tissue, she blew her nose. “Please continue. I’d like to get this over with as soon as possible.”
“Dr. Lubarski, before the break, you were telling us about the third day of the clinical trial. Can you continue?”
