Characters: Zak Trueblood (Rel Vobud) - Pat[0], Mena Timaly (Time Renald) - Denise[0], Lorraine Jace (Lori) - Marie[0], Jethro (Tom) - Dean[0], Kesh (Tes Larya) - Kim[0], Andre () - Gene[0],
Mena is missing, no sign of LeBlank, things look bad. Just when they thought nothing else could go wrong, Zak's room is atacked during the night. Luckly, he was at the O'Rorke warehouse trying to figure out how to find Mena. If is now just a matter of time before they find where the party is hidden. When things look a their worst, a ray of hope shines forth: Mena is found by the town guard almost dead in a back alley. She is taken to the Dukes personal healer and revived.
She tells a story of how she was taken by the thieves guild and tortured for information. They thought she was a member of the black glove and tried to beat the truth out of her. After several hours, the entire night to be more accurate, they dumped her in an alley for dead. It took some time before someone found her and even more time before some in the guard recognized her as someone who had visited the Duke.
She did learn that the thieves guild is not working with LeBlank but are trying to kill him themselves. She also overheard them talking about how they needed to find out who had done the two break-ins and get a piece of the action.
LeBlank is hiding in a safe house located over the stables next to the Inn. LeBlank has changed his apperance by shaving his beard, dying his hair black, wearing makeup, and dressing as a stable hand. He plans to go on the Duke's trip and help with the houses. On that trip, he plans to kill the Duke and escape on a house.
If the party find's LeBlank, he will have four guards and will fight with the dagger. If they don't find LeBlank, they will attend the Duke on his trip to Kovel.
After Mena returned, they attempted to locate LeBlank using a detect evil which should locate the dagger. They spend the entire night looking for LeBlank using a detect evil spell from different parts of town. They discover a number of evil objects in town but can't find the dagger.
They also learn that the Duke is planning a trip to Kovel.