Summary

Jamie checks the body of the blonde girl and finds she still has a weak pulse. Students begin to congregate around the body; they automatically suspect Jamie and Charlotte. The noise shocks Charlotte into action. They find a plastic diamond jammed into the girl’s airway. It is reminiscent of a classic Holmes story, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.

The nurse—Bryony—appears to tend to the victim (Elizabeth). Jamie spots the drug dealer/reporter hovering at the edge of the crowd, and he runs off. They chase him across campus. He heads into the access tunnels that run beneath the school, and Jamie and Charlotte follow. They explore the long tunnels, which are marked my small rooms along the way. Charlotte can see the trail by the man’s expensive shoes. The prints end at a closed door. Behind them they can...