Sentence 1: Steve was the manager of a branch of a local bank. 
 Sentence 3: Unfortunately for Steve, his niece was one of his employees 
 Sentence 4:  Although she was the best, Steve feared being accused of nepotism 
 Sentence 5:  Feeling he had no choice but to pick her, Steve sadly fired her 
 Given Sentence 2: She wasn't sure where she had caught her illness, but it was bad.