Chapter 10 Summary

The players set off into town again in search of more information about the murder. In the marketplace, Nicolas sees the beggar from the previous night. The beggar informs Nicolas that the father of the murderer is John Lambert, and mysteriously says that if she were brought to speak, the woman would tell where the others were. This is likely a reference to the other children who have been killed or are missing.

Nicolas decides pay Lambert a visit under the guise that he works for the Justice. A man carrying kindling points out Lambert's cottage to him, and Lambert, believing Nicolas works for the Justice, invites him inside. Nicolas questions the father on the details of the murder. When he asks where they found the money, however, Lambert replies that there was no money. Upon further questioning, Lambert unveils Nicolas's real identity...