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What types of information is Ms. Couch attempting to gather?

What are her preliminary findings?

What body language cues do you detect as you watch Ms. Couch present her preliminary findings?

What body language cues do you detect from Mr. Paul Guppy seated immediately behind Ms. Couch as she presents her findings?

Develop a preliminary hypothesis about the CRC finances based on your observations from Ms.Couchs presentation.

B. After reading the first ten pages of Ms. Couchs letter to Rep. Rivers, respond to the following questions related to gathering evidence:

What was the purpose of the engagement?

How was the requested material delivered to Ms. Couch?

What was accomplished in the meeting/interview involving Ms. Couch and representatives of CRC and WSDOT?

What do you think Ms. Couch needed to do in order to convert the information provided by WSDOT into a usable format?

What were Ms. Couchs three most significant findings related to financial matters at CRC?

Based on Exhibit P from Ms. Couchs letter, what did she conclude about financial matters at CRC?

Revise the preliminary hypothesis you developed in A-5 above.