Wait--ask Rosa about the trial instead
Rosa thinks for a minute and then snaps her fingers.
"There is indeed!" she tells you. "Ms. Fishburn acted
as the judge, and when Mrs. Kent was on the witness stand, she asked
her to describe what was in the stove. You know, because Mrs. Kent
claimed that someone threw fireworks or something in there and lit
them...but Mrs. Kent couldn't remember, or said she couldn't."
"Wait," you laugh. "You're joking. Mrs. Kent was the
only one in the kitchen besides the scullery maids, and they would
never start fires on purpose because they'd be severely punished...you
know how servants are treated around here. But that means that Mrs.
Kent...nah!"
"What?" asks Rosa.
"It means she would've had to start the fire herself...which
would've sent a lot of people rushing in...and you know how Mr.
Anderson is...he has the heart of a saint...he'd have considered it a
mission of mercy to try to put the fire out and save the school. And
if Mrs. Kent has reason not to like Mr. Anderson..."
"And Mr. Anderson did admit he was in the kitchen..." adds
Rosa.
"It has to be!" you exclaim. "We've solved one part of
the mystery...but why would Mrs. Kent want to hurt the school?"
"I don't know, but what should we do now?"
You decide that you should...
"Before I play any hunches," you tell Rosa, "I need to
know about the trial. Exactly what went on? Maybe there's some
valuable information there."
