spears immediately cut her off by saying , `` okay , sounds like we have a winner , '' and with that , the meeting was over.carol wandered back to her office in a daze.they had just guaranteed vicky 's resignation.no one that good would quietly go sit in front of a phone and a computer screen every day.carol had always prided herself on her intuitiveness , but lately , nothing was making any sense.it was as if a force beyond her control was at the wheel and despite all her efforts to reclaim it , the momentum continued to pull her and everyone else further off the road .