Where the Library Hides

Content Warning: This section includes discussion of illness, death, graphic violence, and emotional abuse.

Whit wakes to find Inez missing from their hotel room and her purse gone. His mind spins back to the previous night when he confessed his love for her, which she didn’t verbally reciprocate. Paranoia and fear take hold, and he wonders if Inez, unable to forgive him, has left him for good. He quickly dresses and races out of the hotel room, calling her name, ready to beg for forgiveness or do whatever it takes to bring her back.

Mr. Sterling’s man, Mr. Graves, forces Inez at gunpoint into a carriage. She reluctantly complies to protect Whit, leaving him behind as he races after her. She’s drugged to prevent her from knowing the location of Sterling’s base and wakes up in his office. He presses her for information, and she demands protection for Whit and her family in exchange for the location of her mother and the stolen artifacts. Sterling counters that he plans to keep Cleopatra’s mummy and treasure for himself. He coughs blood into a handkerchief, revealing that his consumption is worsening.

Meanwhile, Whit gathers his weapons and sets off to rescue Inez. Three of Sterling’s men confront him outside the hotel.