“Ok,” Shane replied, not looking up from her notes, “Could you please check in with Dana, I think she has something for you.”

Gen walked down the hall and walked into the lab where Dana was standing with a blood sample.

“Hey, Shane said you were looking for me?”

“Yes, I found something rather odd about the blood from the victim. It seems to be clotted.”

“Clotted?” Gen asked.

“Yes, that is possibly what minimized the amount of blood splatter but I still need to do some more research into my findings.”

“Thanks, Dana, I’ll let Bette know, could I get the report from you first?” Dana handed Gen a file.

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Bette parked her car outside, waiting for Gen and quickly checked her make-up in the rear-view mirror. Sitting in her large SUV made her chuckle, thinking of the night before. She was definitely on a funny kind of high this morning. She spotted Gen walking towards her and smiled.

“Morning,” Gen said, sliding into the passenger’s seat, “Shall we?”

They drove back to the NYU campus, discussing the new details which Dana had shared with Gen earlier. As they got out of the car, they were greeted by Carmen who was followed by two other girls. “Hi,” Carmen said, “This is Ashleigh and Sara. I’ll bring you to a room so we can talk properly, our councilor allowed us to borrow hers.”

The group walked towards the dormitories, and entered a large room. A bunch of chairs had been set up.

“Shit!” Gen said loudly as she tripped on a large black bag on the floor, her papers scattering around the room. Bette bent down and helped her gather them up as they made themselves comfortable.

“So tell us about Dean Lerner,” Bette asked as she pressed the red button on her tape recorder, “Please also state your name and your age before you speak.”

The girls gave their names, ages and testimonies, close to tears as they touched on the sensitive subject. They told Bette and Gen about how Jodi made them believe they would be able to graduate as long as they fulfilled their minimum requirements, which included doing anything that Jodi instructed.