J. Highgate

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**J. Highgate** is a major character and antagonist in the second season of *Shelley.* He is the son of Miss Salmon and the headmaster of Acton Manor. Highgate was inadvertently responsible for the death of Oliver Greenwood, having shut him in a closet of cleaning chemicals when he began to get violent. Miss Salmon covered up the incident to protect the reputations of the schools, and Highgate lived with the secret for over twenty years. Twenty years later, Oliver was brought back to life by the undead Shelley Carter, and Highgate was killed by the undead teenagers.

He is portrayed by Anthony Story.

## Physical Appearance

Highgates had dark brown-ish grey-ish hair and seemed to be wearing a suit similar to the Acton Manor uniform.

## Background

Highgate is the only child of Miss Salmon, the headmistress of Avon Manor. She presumably used her influence to make her son the principal of Avon's brother school, Acton Manor.

In 1997, Highgate locked a disruptive student named Oliver Greenwood in a cleaning supply closet, causing the boy to get severe chemical burns and die from his injuries. In order to preserve the school's 200+ year reputation, Salmon immediately had the groundskeeper, Baker, dispose of the body, and when Highgate began to protest, Salmon ordered him to make sure nobody found out what happened.

## Shelley

### Season 2

#### Hands Off

After seeing the incident at the twenty-year reunion for Avon's class of 1998, Salmon calls her son to tell him that things are getting out of hand and the schools are being disgraced on live television. She orders him to sort it out faster, as people looking into the schools' histories could ruin their reputation.

### Chemical Reaction

Highgate is shredding files related to Oliver Greenwood when he is attacked by a resurrected Shelley Carter and the recently-resurrected Oliver. Oliver forces his hand into the paper shredder, and when Highgate tries to flee through a locked door, Oliver hits him in the face with a spiked yo-yo, killing him.

#### That Old School Tie

Salmon goes to investigate a knock on her door and sees Highgate's car outside, and goes out to ask him if he did as she asked. Highgate doesn't answer her, so she shoves him only to discover that he is a corpse.

#### Justice Is Served

The news reports on Highgate's death, showing a photograph of him along with Salmon and Baker.

## Relationships

### Miss Salmon

Highgate was Salmon's son. She likely used her connections to get him hired as Acton's principal.

### Oliver Greenwood

Oliver was a problem student at Acton, and he and Highgate frequently clashed.

## Trivia

* Highgate is the only member of the cover-up group that appears in all of Season 2 in some form.

## References

1. ↑ *Shelley*, Season 2, Episode 1, "Hands Off". Conway, Natalie and Stanley-Ward, Peter (writers) & Stanley-Ward, Peter (director) (January 11th, 2019)
2. ↑ *Shelley*, Season 2, Episode 2, "Chemical Reaction". Conway, Natalie and Stanley-Ward, Peter (writers) & Stanley-Ward, Peter (director) (January 25th, 2019)
3. ↑ *Shelley*, Season 2, Episode 3, "That Old School Tie". Conway, Natalie and Stanley-Ward, Peter (writers) & Stanley-Ward, Peter (director) (February 8th, 2019).
4. ↑ *Shelley*, Season 2, Episode 4, "Justice Is Served". Conway, Natalie and Stanley-Ward, Peter (writers) & Stanley-Ward, Peter (director) (February 15th, 2019).