So, as you all should know, I do a lot of LiS theories. So, surprise surprise, here’s yet another; The Mark Jefferson Theory. (Oh, side note, this is kind of long. I do think that this is worth it though, but nonetheless, enjoy!)

To be quite honest, I didn’t think he would really an important part of the story in episode one. However, after episode two, I’ve gathered a lot of information and it just doesn’t add up. First off, I’m going to mention stuff found in episode one, then lead into episode two. (Also, it’ll make more sense as I list these.)

• Jefferson’s Work: If you walk around on the Blackwell campus, you can see (And Max can even look) at some of Mark’s work. But there’s something I found to be really off - A lot (If not all) seem to feature women. Some in explicit positions and such. An example of this:



So, as I said before, Jefferson seems to photograph a lot of women. Models, to be exact. Who do we know wanted to be a model? Rachel Amber. Isaac has even photographed her before, so why wouldn’t she let Jefferson do it aswell?

• The Rachel Rumor: According to Stella, Rachel “totally had sex” with Jefferson. This could be a rumor, but why would it be? Why would someone make up such a random rumor if they didn’t have a reason? If it was a rumor, the person who started it must have seen Rachel and him together or something. People wouldn’t just start thinking that for no reason.

• Chloe’s Statement: In Chloe’s room, she tells Max that Rachel met someone shortly before her disappearance who changed Rachel’s life. This unknown person could’ve easily promised Rachel a bright future in the modeling industry. Or… Mark Jefferson, who is a photographer, and knows a lot about the industry. He works with models, as we saw, so he could have promised her something. Jefferson even pretty much promises that the Everyday Heroes contest will kickstart a career in photography for the winner. Sounds promising, doesn’t it?

Now, all of that may seem like old information. So, I’m going to go into what we’ve seen in episode two. This is what I originally planned this post to be about, but decided to put it all together.

• Defensiveness: To my knowledge, nobody thought this was fishy. But I did. In the conversation between Max and Mark after Kate runs away crying, you can start a conversation about Kate. When Rachel was mentioned, he got defensive.

And again.

What I find quite odd is that Jefferson said “was”. Like in past tense. That could easily just be a natural response since Rachel is still missing, but he sounded quite confident when he said it. Anyway, it still doesn’t take away from the fact that Jefferson was defensive when Rachel was mentioned.

• The Mysterious Phone Call: This one has us all wondering, “Who the hell was on the other line?”. Well, your guess is as good as mine. However, I stayed to overhear the conversation for like 5 minutes. It never ends, until you of course end it by going into the classroom. There’s nothing much to go on about it other than the mysteriousness of it.

Whoever it is, Mark seemed very suspicious. I know it could be anyone at all, but he was in a real hurry to get off the line. He says he “can’t talk about that right now”. Whatever “that” is, he is very suspicious about it.

In conclusion…

I believe that Mark obviously knew Rachel and was affiliated with her somehow. With all the information we know, there’s obviously no official confirmation about what that is. However I do believe that Rachel, a model, and Mark, a photographer, would work together and he could have taken advantage of her. According to Stella AND Mark’s response to Rachel being brought up, Rachel Amber and Mark Jefferson knew eachother one way or another.