Suspense – Finishing School. ep72, 431230

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It’s an all female cast of stars that present tonights drama. The Nash Institution is a finishing school where the rumor mill has it that a young lady has killed herself.

Life among the teachers and students settles into a cheery routine. Or is it that the teacher is just oblivious to the dramatic undercurrents that run among the students. Are the students playing on the trust of their teacher? Is there a power struggle as the faculty butt heads? It all adds layers to the drama of life in the charm school.

The gals decide to hold a seance where more secrets are revealed. Has the added suspense caused one of the students to have a heart attack? The weight of tragedy on the teacher’s soul becomes even greater when she learns the student with the weak heart has died. Did someone poison the girl? The drama gets so deep you’ll need hip boots to wade through it all. Oh the drama, Oh the pathos, Oh the tragedy.

There’s a mystery afoot. Just what is the evidence and motive? What proof is there? There’s ominous word from the supernatural to indicate the tragedy isn’t over yet. A shot rings out, the cops are called, the real killer has killed herself.