Garrett was a hacker and he usually used his computer to hack into a schools computer to change a students' grades. The students had to pay Garrett at least two hundred dollars. One day Kismet decided that she wanted her grades changed so that she could have 3.4 grade point average. Millicent caught Garrett hacking into Kismet's school's computer. In order for Garrett to keep Millicent quiet he gave her two hundred dollars. He also deliverd a threat to Millicent, saying that he was going to get her for blackmailing him.

Millicent originally found out about the situation by finding a coded note and decoding the message. The note let Millicent know that Garrett and Kismet were meeting at the annex to complete the deal. Garrett went to the annex to change Kismet's grades and he had to use Hugh's computer because his was broken. Garrett did not return Hugh's computer, and Hugh did not know where it was so he reported it stolen. Garrett went on with his plan and attempted to poison Millicent in order to keep her quiet without paying, but instead of Millicent drinking the water that Garrett made for her, another Shodor staff member drank it accidently. The staff member was pronounced dead the following morning.

The coded note found at the scene of the crime read:

Kismet,



Be at the annex at nine tonight and i will have what you need

two in cash.



Dr. Love

The coded note found in Garrett's desk read:

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tnecillim

I know what you have been doing. I want two hundred to keep quiet.



Millicent