Chapter VI

**Chapter VI** is the sixth chapter of *The Case of the Golden Idol*. The date of the occurrence for this chapter is November 10, 1788 at nighttime. The preceding chapter is Chapter V and the succeeding chapter is Chapter VII.

## Main Plot

• Edmund Cloudsley has been in hiding out in a cabin with David Gorran, Lucia Smith, Little Pip and Golden Doubloon.

• When experimenting with the golden idol, Edmund discovered what is later revealed, the ability to make objects younger or older. He tested it with apples, and now wants to eventually test it on humans, starting with a dead corpse. He tasked David to get him a corpse; the less decay the better.

• Using his contacts, David eventually came across “Gentleman Robber” Walter Keene. The letter states that one of the Birkham warehouse workers cracked under pressure, and will arrange a cart to move the corpse to Edmund’s location.

• The Birkham cart arrived, and the three men brought the wooden coffin inside. When David slid part of the lid off to check the corpse, it turns out that it was a scarecrow. It turns out that this was a trap planned by Walter, with the intent to find the idol and punish Edmund for stealing the idol from the Brotherhood. Walter hired two associates; Birkham workhouse Brawler Hardy Abe, who supplied the cart, and Timberbrook inn burglar and lockpick Jack Nails. Hardy clubbed David over the head, knocking him out. Edmund locked himself in his study, preparing a trap. Some time later, Hardy and Jack went in to the study to find the idol and Edmund, whilst Walter stayed in the other room.

• Edmund, hiding in a chest, used the idol to increase the amount of air in a sealed vase. When Jack and Hardy entered the room, the vase exploded and killed them both.

• In a post-chapter epilogue, David makes up a story to the coroner. The bandits set off Edmund’s laboratory chemical ingredients, and that David managed to fend the rest of them off. Edmund got caught in the blast, was severely disfigured, and died shortly afterwards. Most players knows that the first part isn’t true, but thinks that the second part is. Good misdirect.

• It is later revealed that while Walter was momentarily stunned at the sudden explosion, Little Pip released Golden Doubloon, and that it bit Walter’s right hand, dropping his pistol, and it’s heavily implied Lucia Smith knocked Walter out with a shovel.

• It’s also later revealed that Edmund did not die, and faked his death. Edmund convinced Walter to join his side.

• Sometime afterwards, Edmund used the idol to make himself young and infiltrated the Brotherhood of Masks under the new identity of Lazarus Herst.

## Extras

• Walter considered two other associates for his plan. Oakwood gang Brawler Billy Cracker, and Hobs gang burglar Little Billy, who can enter through chimneys.

• Walter likes confectionary, and fashionable, trendy hats. At the time, it’s publicly known that Walter has robbed five times, the last time holding up a coach on the southern road leading out of Westbrooke, stealing all their valuables and kissed a young lady on the hand. His bounty has increased to 100 pounds. This was published on September 15, 1788.

• Walter has a red ruby ring, giving us a hint that he’s part of the Brotherhood of Masks.