Ata Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being theteacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form masterFather Goddard. In confession, Stanfield tells Goddard that he hasaccidentally murdered his friend Blakey and buried him in the forest.When Goddard investigates the matter, he finds a buried scarecrow.Goddard is outraged, but, due to the seal of confession, he knows hecannot expel Stanfield. Shortly after, Stanfield once again enters theconfession booth, telling Goddard that what before was a practical joke,he has now made happen. In disbelief, Goddard once again goes to theforest to investigate the matter. This time, he discovers Blakey's deadbody. The plot soon thickens as Stanfield's fellow student Arthur Dysonmysteriously disappears...