They had learned that Jenkins hired a two-bit gumshoe named Thomas ("Papa Bear") Miller--a New Orleans operative with a long, sometimes violent criminal record.
The school's vice-principal (Richard Roundtree) menaces the hero like a cop grilling a smart-alecky gumshoe, and the distant sounds of cheer-leaders are heard as Brendan is pursued through the schoolyard by a knife-wielding goon.
The design isn't without its faults, however -- the glossy veneer on the lid, for instance, loses some of its charm the instant it comes in contact with human skin, collecting fingerprints like a regular gumshoe.