The slumber party goes amazingly well. Alice Hamilton returns to school the following morning amidst a swirl of wild speculation. She and her privileged crew of party invitees bask in the limelight as jealous classmates clamor for salacious details of the previous night's festivities. Only Kelli Cook, who had attended the event, seems bored by the topic. She leaves campus early and calls Alice's step-mother. "Hi Mrs. Hamilton.. " she says a bit hesitantly when her quarry answers the phone. "I.. I'm sorry to bother you but I may have left something under your living room couch last night.. "... Show more