Chapter Twelve "Graduation"

The End of May was a time of celebration for the seniors at St. Bart’s, and Isabella was as excited as any of them. After Lucy made the attempt on her life, things at St. Bart’s changed radically. It was revealed that Lucy Upshaw was Mr. Stenson’s niece through his sister. Not many knew that Lucy’s mother was his sister because she was a drug addict for years, and the Stenson family disowned her except for him. As if this was not damning enough, every time Lucy got into trouble at school, Mr. Stenson went over the principal’s head and the head master’s office straight to the rector or even the bishop himself. Father Tom, the rector for years was taking bribes from Mr. Stenson in what amounted to several hundred thousand dollars to keep Lucy in school there and keep things quiet about Lucy’s mom. After Lucy’s attempt on Isabella’s life, there was nothing he could say, pay, or do to stop the police investigation that followed. Father Mark was involved because after he threw Mr. Stenson o