carol had started out with so much respect for spears.in the final run , buck spears had turned out to be the perfect model of a state worker.the unspoken code of ethics at tri-county was never make waves.the order of the day in a wave-free work place required tight controls.no one who had the potential to create those waves was allowed to survive , regardless of how valid the issue.carol had not been spearss first casualty , and knew she would not be his last .