It's almost springtime in a small, sleepy North Central Florida town. Erin Montgomery and Liz Harper are preparing for another day of teaching in Redfield Alma Mater (RAM), a one hundred year old 6 - 12 grade school with 585 students. There had never been anything unusual or particularly exciting going on at this school until the 586th student arrived from South Miami on probation to disturb the tranquility. Matthew Millhouse Straighter was on probation because of his involvement in questionable happenings in his former school. He was belligerent, strong willed, and interested in murder mysteries. His goal of trying to write the perfect murder led him to be the prime suspect in two startling murders at the school. With several strikes against him, would he be able to prove his innocence? Would his new found friend RAM, the school's ram mascot, be able to help him clear the muddy waters? Would the school and the small town be able to survive the double murders and the sinister plots? Can Matt create the perfect murder?