Well, look. The Fools were looking for information from a certain criminal element. And I mean, the pickpocket WAS certainly part of said element. Are their methods questionable? Sure. Inadvisable? Certainly. Illegal? Who's to say? Content warning: Episode 113 of DICELORE's BALDUR'S GATE: Eldritch Secrets may or may not contain the kidnapping, polymorphing, and magic-assisted interrogation of a minor. Okay, it does. It definitely does. We're not proud.