Sondra looked at the file in her hand again. was she sure of what she was about to do? She knew the moment she walked out of that door, there would be no turning back. Mark's death (was it a murder? was it a suicide? was it an accident?) had affected her more than she wanted to admit and Jimmy was right, she was too close to the case. But she had to do this. She had to find out what had happened to Mark. She got out of the door and into the corridor, then she turned left and went to the coffee machine. She felt him even before he said anything

"You sure you want to do this?" Jimmy asked as he reached for a paper cup

"Jimmy!" she said with barely masked irritation

"Forgive me, I just want to be sure. Where are you going to start?"

"Well after my cup of coffee, I am going over to the school to see what i can find"

Jimmy smiled, "I hope you are not thinking of speaking to his school mates? Unless you find someone really dumb who stayed 15 years extra"

Sondra smiled. "I am hoping to speak to some teachers or even a caretaker or something." She had not been to the school since the fateful day when she had dropped him off at school. She just hadnt been able to go back there again. She walked towards the door that led outside - the city of Highend (Sondra had always wondered who had come up with the name Highend for a city - it sounded like a suburb)

"Wait" Jimmy said, just as she was about to exit

She turned and said nothing

"I am coming with you." With that he ran to his office, grabbed his jacket and together they stepped into the pouring rain.