Death in the University
Prologue
The students of the Univeristy of Saint Marie forensics class stood behind their desks in the lab. Mr Liam Waters stood behind the lecturer's desk. There was a palatable silence in the room as they waited for the controlled assessment to start.
"You have two hours. You may begin," Liam said calmly. There was a flurry of activity as the students began the assessment to work out how long the samples had been dead based on the half-life of cells.
There was silence in the room except the scribbling of pens, the occasional cough here and there. Then the silence was broken by a loud CRASH! Charlotte's test tube was broken on the desk and she was lying on the floor. The students all stopped their experiments and ran over to the girl who was collapsed on the floor. The students watched as Charlotte's bench partner completed CPR on Charlotte.
After three minutes she looked up, shook her head and removed her hands from Charlotte's chest. The students all bowed their heads in silence as Liam called reception to get the police.