In which poor Mrs. Nutter, overwhelmed by grief and uncertainty, finds solace in the gentle, if modest, consolations of Father Roach, while the townsfolk discuss the capture of her husband and the precarious health of Miss Lilias. Meanwhile, Dangerfield and Irons traverse the somber churchyard, where a brief encounter with Mr. Mervyn sharpens a shadow of suspicion regarding Irons, leaving the latter haunted and restless amid the sepulchral surroundings.