Episode 9: Armaster, Part 2

Fan and Ridley meet with Baldwin at the Ring of Ruin, who takes them to his office and gives them the information on missing teams/contestants. He also gives them a note that will get them access to him in his office if they need it later.

Meanwhile, Kika scouts Bolgr Nordberg's mansion to get an idea of access points and security. The garden has a tall wall and seems well defended, with guards posted at regular intervals. It is obvious the serving staff are preparing for a party. After scouting for an hour or so, she returns to the Spider to meet the other party members.

Milla completes Ridley's stilts with an emergency release switch, and the party puts their plan in motion. Kika pops her invisibility potion. “Bartholomew” is granted entry to Nordberg's mansion immediately, and the butler remarks that he's early. Ridley worries that the real Bartholomew will turn up, and sips champagne with Fan as his “bodyguard” and Bose as his “exotic pet” as Kika sneaks upstairs into Nordberg's private quarters. Kika manages to gain entry to a locked study, triggering an alarm, and picks the lock on a drawer in the desk, finding more notes identical to the one with Romilda's description. She also steals Firetronics' most recent financial records, and pockets some jewelry. She bumps into Nordberg on her way out as he hurries to investigate the alarm, and he immediately suspects invisibility. Kika makes her way down to Ridley and Fan, and they leave, interrupted briefly by an awkward interaction with another arriving noblewoman, who recognises “Bartholomew.”

Kika shows the group her findings (but not the jewelry). It seemingly confirms their suspicions, but they were hoping for something more substantial. Kika gives Milla the financial records to look for anything suspicious. The party agrees to go back to the mansion during the Gala for an opportunity to speak to him and search for any additional clues.