The next morning, Sherlock and Dea met in the schoolyard again, discussing their findings.
“Jameson was clearly involved,” Sherlock said. “But I don’t think he’s the killer. He’s being blackmailed.”
Dea crossed her arms, thinking. “But by who? And why?”
Sherlock nodded thoughtfully. “That’s the real question. Whoever did this is playing a dangerous game, and they’re using students to cover their tracks.”
Over the next few days, Sherlock and Dea continued their investigation, following Jameson closely. They discovered that Mr. Larkins had been uncovering a ring of cheating and corruption in the school—students paying older pupils to take exams for them. Jameson, being a prefect, had been coerced into helping cover up the operation.
