Summary

Part 3: “Departures,” continued

In Chapter 45: “Unwelcome Guests,” Fig and Stubbs have tied everyone up and left them in the foyer. Fig and Stubbs go through the house, looking for valuables. They decide to cut open the mattress on which Constance lays to see if there is money inside. When Bertrand demands they stop, Stubbs kicks him in the face and bloodies his nose. Molly intervenes, saying she, Stubbs, and Fig are not like the rich people. She says they must take what they can get. She says she can show them what they want. She tells them about the key to the green door in Bertrand’s pocket that will give them everything they want. They untie Molly, and have her lead the way.

In Chapter 46: “Trust,” Kip reassures Bertrand, Penny, and Alistair that they must trust Molly. Upstairs, Fig and Stubbs shout and...