Summary

Chapter 37 is written from Matthew Venn’s third-person perspective. Jen is in the interview room with Christopher Preece when Matthew returns to the police station,. Matthew tells Ross about Rosa. Ross does not understand how they could have covered up the assault. Matthew explains that their motive was to keep their reputations which they built on the Woodyard. The police are going to bring in Edward next.

Matthew goes to interview Christopher. He tells Christopher that he knows about Rosa. Preece says that Rosa’s parents did not want to put Rosa through a trial. He also says that Rosa had a reputation of being promiscuous. Matthew points out that Rosa has a learning disability and that she was in a place that was supposed to be safe. Preece also tries to involve Jonathan. Matthew reminds him that Jonathan was not there at...