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THE STORY SO FAR: It’s 1974, and Andrea has just started university. She is shocked to learn that a fellow student recently drowned in mysterious circumstances. But then other events take over… Andrea becomes convinced that Elaine, the house mother, is running a ‘business’ writing essays for students. Andrea thinks one of those students is Amy, who is dating Keith. Keith’s mum Kath, a cleaner in the halls of residence, knows that some of the girls are ganging up on Andrea, so she has asked her son to keep an eye on her. Andrea confides in Keith, telling him her suspicions about Elaine’s activities. One evening, Keith goes to confront Amy about cheating but she has a panic attack. While Elaine tries to help Amy, Andrea sees her chance and she runs to Elaine’s room with Keith. Andrea is sure Elaine has hidden incriminating evidence in the first aid cabinet…
Andrea stared at the kitchen wall, willing a bag with the word ‘Swag’ written on it and bearing Elaine’s name to crash through the first aid cabinet door. It didn’t. Keith, meanwhile, hovered nervously in the doorway, ears strained for Elaine’s return.
‘I have a feeling my mum has a bunch of keys to the house,’ he suddenly said. ‘They came with the job.’
Andrea pricked up her ears.
‘But she said she’d been expressly told not to tell a single soul that one of them was
