Summary

They sit in the lab the day after the near-arrest; Jamie is still trying to complete his poem. Charlotte gives him details of the fake-crime she concocted with Lena to get them off the hook. Jamie goes to the hospital to see Elizabeth, the girl that was attacked at the dance. Elizabeth does not remember who hurt her, except that he said, “Give my regards to Charlotte Holmes.”

The teens talk to Shepard about next steps. For days they find nothing. Jamie tries to investigate on his own and comes up short. A week goes by in this manner. Jamie finally convinces Shepard to let him speak to “John Smith”--the supposed drug dealer who refuses to say anything except that which may incriminate Charlotte. The night before the planned interview, John Smith hangs himself. The teens sneak in and lie to the medical...