The police do find a home-made DVD tucked in with her favorite movies and when played, a motive and possible killer are identified. The victim told a tale of sexual abuse, harassment and terror at the hands of three fellow teachers at her place of employment, Windsor Preparatory Academy in Brentwood. She named Enrico Hauer, James Winterhorn and Pat Skaggs.

At the scene of the crime Alex and Milo immediately realize this case is going to have very special treatment. The Chief of Police has a son who is a senior attending this very expensive, prestigious prep school.  Also it is the time of year when the letters of admission or rejection are about to be released from the prospective colleges and universities. And Windsor Prep parents are only interested in the Ivy League and Stanford’s admission processes.

The thought of accusing any teacher from this venerable institution chills the Chief as he sees his son’s chances of being accepted at Yale begin to erode since there are very influential Yale alumni associated with Windsor. However, Milo and Alex are undaunted and demand to talk with these accused individuals. Very reluctantly the school provides a home off campus where the interviews take place, mentored by the dean of the school.

They are unprepared for the results as the  interviewees are clearly stunned to be accused and although they admit to a very few sexual encounters with the victim, they characterize them as causal results of the victim’s seducing them. Alex and Milo find it really hard not to believe them and the story turns at this point turns into a primer for police investigatory methods and procedures.

Delving into the life of the victim, they locate her boyfriend, an uneducated former “sales executive” who pedaled band instruments and now appears to have no visible means of support, but is reputed to be a cheap con artist. From him they perceive that Elise was not quite the person they had initially perceived.

Starting with the sellers of dry ice, Milo and Alex work step by step unravel this memorable plot. There are many twists, red herrings and surprises along the way and the result is an interesting read. However, the downside… it is a story told almost exclusively in dialog and aimed toward fans who are well acquainted with the principal characters, as there is very little description of places or people within the story.

--Thea Davis