Chapter 18: The Murder of Jane Monroe

Max decides to break into the library hoping to find some answers , she then decided to go to the restricted area of the library where none of the students where allowed to enter, not even the teachers were allowed too.

She sneaks passed the librarian and passed the security guard who'd aways be sitting next to the entrance to the forbidden area, once Max made it in. She walked to the very end of the hall to start looking for the answers she needed, after arriving at the end, she found a book which she was interested in and hoping that it could help her and her friends to find some of the truth they needed, she then took it out of its shelf and read the title ' The murder of Jane Monroe '

Max then began to question this book, mainly because she had heard that name before but she couldn't remember from where, she then took the book and hid it in her jacket, she then walked back to the entrance where the security guard was, she then made sure that he was asleep before sneaking out.

Max then ran back to Nathans room where the others resided, she then slammed the door open and shut, screaming " I think I found something useful! "

She then takes the books and places it on Nathan's bed, the others then look at the book and read the title, Lucy then asks Max why she chose to take that specific book. Max then explained that she has heard that name before but she just couldn't remember from where, she then thinks that this persons murder could help them find some of the answers they were looking for.

Nathan then goes on his computer and searches 'Jane Monroe' hoping that it could give them some kind of clue to who she was and why there was a a book about her in the library but with fail, he found nothing about that person on the internet, Chloe then suggests to Nathan that maybe he should go and search it in the reports from the police station, since he has access to those kind of documents and files, perhaps they would also have some documents about Jane and maybe then it could help them figure out who she was and why there's a book about her, Nathan then gives it a try and accesses the police stations files off all its cases from 100 year till now.

After searching for some kind of clues, Nathan has finally found something relating to Jane Monroe and about her murder.

He then reads the files and finds out that Lady Monroe was a student of this academy who was then murdered in 1973, some unknown man wearing a hood and a mask hiding his face, in her file, it says that the murderer was not caught and is still alive and roaming the streets of this very town.

Chloe then suggests that what if the murderer who killed Monroe, was the same person who killed those kids from a few months ago, Max then adds that it might be the same guy since it says in the files that when they found Monroe, her face was missing, just like how the faces were missing on all those kids that died.

Nathan then started searching for the cop who was in charge of her case so he could contact him and ask him some questions over the case.

After hours of searching for the cop he finally found an officers name who was in charge of that case back in '73, Nathan then tried to find some kind of information of that cop but after another hour of searching he finally found out that he and some other cops who were involved in that murder case were later on killed. Some were killed in the same year and some were killed many years later and from what Nathan has found out, the main cop was murdered a year ago, the same way all the other cops where killed, in a car crash.

They all lost hope, except for Nathan, he kept on searching for another cop that may still be alive and in hiding.

After another 3 hours of searching, he finally has found the only cop who's still alive and was also involved in the murder case of Jane Monroe. He then tried to find some kind of contact but he had no luck until he found out that the cop has a child working as a police officer in their town, Nathan then found her name, wrote it down and told the others, they then left his room and all left the academies grounds. They then went into the town, and into the police station, asking for the cops name Amy Moreau.

They all said that Officer Moreau wasn't in today, since it was her off day, the four kids then asked one of the cop if they knew where she lives, the cop then wrote down her address but then mentioned that The officer normally isn't at her home during the day, Max then asks the police man where she then normally hangout, He then said that she normally goes to the local coffee shop and drinks her coffee while reading a book.

They then asked him where the coffee shop is, he then gave the kids the direction, they thanked the officer started running towards the shop hoping shed still be there, and with their luck, she was, They then decided that maybe only two of them should approach her.

Nathan and Max then walk up to her and ask if she's Officer Amy Moreau, She then looks up at the two kids and nods and she asks who they might be, Nathan and Max introduces themselves to her and start explaining to her about their situations and why they needed to speak with their father, She then finishes her coffee and just sighs, she then crosses her legs and says " looks kids, My father was involved in that case but he won't be talking to you and before you ask why, Just listen. My father always Felt guilty when he and some other cops had to close the case since they had no more evidence to Lady Monroes murder and so he resigned from his position and left the station, and as years passed he found out that all his fellow partners who were involved in the case were murdered, He thought that the murderer was killing everyone who was getting close to the truth about the reasons why he killed, Nathan then looked at Max and then back at Officer Moreau and asked if the murderer of Jane Monroe could also be the murderer who has killed the students at their academy, then Officer Monroe then asks Nathan if he meant the Sweet water Lake river academy. He then nodded and said that multiple students were murdered and that their faces were then cut off, he then also added that he is now known as the no face murderer since all of his victims which were the students, they didn't have their faces, Amy then said that the murderer from your academy could be the same person who has killed Jane Monroe and all the other cops who were on her case and tracking him down, Mac then asks Amy where her father is, Amy then looks at Max with a sad expression, quietly saying "he's been murdered" .

Max then asks Amy to repeat what she said, Amy then looks away and says it more clearly, " he is dead."

Max and Nathan then looked at each other knowing that the only lead they had was dead, Nathan then asked Amy if she had any clue if his father still had some files of Jane Monroe's murder that not even the station has, she then looks at them both and nods, she then stands up and quietly says " Bring your friends and follow me", Max then looks over to Lucy and Chloe and signals them to come and follow the Cop, She then brings the kids to her car and tells them to get in, Nathan and Lucy then get kind of suspicious and ask Amy why exactly they should go in the car, she then says that she'll give them the documents but she can't give them it just yet since she's afraid that the suspect might be watching them, they then enter the car and they drive off, After driving for a few hours they finally arrive at a cabin somewhere in the woods, Amy then gets out of her car and the others do the same, she then unlocks the door to the cabin and enters, Max Then signals to her friends that they should wait outside and keep guard if someone has followed them here, they all listen and stay outside while Max enters alone, Amy then Goes to a desk and takes put 10 files and says that these were the files that her father had on Monroes Murder, Max takes the files and opens one of them, she then finds out that Jane Monroe was a French prostitute who also went to the academy and apparently one of the main suspects were her friends, and her most loyal customer but as she continues to read, Max then finds out that her customer was killed two years after Monroes Death in Japan, Tokyo.

Max then closes the files and puts them in her backpack and thanks Amy and walks back outside while Amy remains in the cabin just looking through her fathers things hoping she might some other important information which could help the kids with their investigation, as she kept looking around she then finds a picture of Jane Monroe and behind it was an address, she then walks outside and to the kids, she then hands Max the picture that she had found, Max then thanks Amy again and they then get in the car and they drive off, Hours later they arrive at the academy, Amy then drops the children off and drives off.

Max, Nathan, Chloe and Lucy then walk back to the boys dormitory and into Nathans room, they then discuss what they have found out.

Hours of discussing they finally have a plan, they'll go to the location that the picture and will try to figure out what it may lead to, they all agree and they then once again leave the dormitory and the academy and Get into a cab and asks the man to drive to the location which is said on the picture, after hours of driving they finally have reached their destination.

What they saw made them all breathless.