Ep. 131 The Boss is Late Chapter Three (C2)

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C2 Ep. 131 The Boss is Late Chapter Three

—Jeff

The Loaded Dice finally get to interrogate Viggo. They learn about his part in Saidan's death, and Kegbottom's going up. Viggo had intended for Jason to kill both Milo *and* Kylie that night. They debate on what to do with him, and ultimately decide to hand him over to Verla. Erys sets up a meeting with her, which she'll go to by herself. She gives Reynard a spellshard with a recording of the interrogation to give to his father.

Meanwhile, Verla approaches the King's Citadel about corruption in the Sharn City Watch.

## Synopsis

Erys pulls up to an upper floor in an abandoned building in High Walls. Hob sits down across from Viggo and tells him he's alive as long as he's useful. Reynard heals him from the harpoon he previously stuck through his hand. Viggo appears compliant, and Hob insists that he knows they didn't actually have anything to do with Saidan's death.

*Think he'd talk better with one hand?"
—Erys*

Erys uses her recording device she's created for the conversation.

Reynard riffles through his pockets. He finds a few small pieces of paper that's communication between Viggo and Okan about Jason's death, with Viggo asking him to pick up where Jason left off. Milo says he really doesn't want to see him die tonight, and so any information would be helpful. Reynard says he's not dying *tonight*. Viggo says he's been working with Thuranni for a long time, trying to offset the connections Calloway has been making with the Dragonmarked houses. Reynard calls him out on wanting to get Reynard killed. Milo says he thought Viggo was fond of Kylie, and doesn't understand why he would want her dead. Viggo's face gets red and his jaw tenses in anger. He says he liked Kylie, trusted her—and Erys punches him with her metal gauntlet.

''*I don't have a question, I just wanted to do that. Also: frack you!"
—Erys*

### Meanwhile, in the King's Citadel

In the King's Citadel, late at night, in a nicer part of town. Verla walks in and asks to speak to someone regarding corruption in the Sharn City Watch. A gentleman sits behind a desk, the nameplate labeling him "Agent Coaldoor." She says a murder took place in her district not too long ago. She's been trying to investigate it, but forces within her department are obstructing. She thinks the Dragonmarked houses and criminal organizations are involved. She wants help with not only the case, but figuring out what's going on with the Sharn City Watch.

### Interrogation

Hob asks him how much he knew what was going to happen to Saidan. He says they seemed to already have made up their mind about how involved he was, and admits simply that he was involved. Erys demands to know exactly how much he knew. Viggo says the plan was to get Saidan out of the way. He had grown out of touch with the way criminal organizations worked in Sharn. He wanted to go legit and was losing money and respect. Daask was making big gains, aligned with Calloway. They had already taken some of their territory. Saidan wasn't interested in dealing with that. They wanted to get him out of the way to get stronger leadership in place. Things accelerated faster than intended cause Saidan told Viggo he was out of the Clan. While out to dinner with the family, Viggo was able to get word to Okan to do it.

Milo marches up to him, wand in hand. He puts it right in his face and says he wants to make his head explode. Viggo leans it into the wand and says, *"Do it."* Instead, Milo pulls the wand back and punches him in the nose.

Reynard wants to hand him over to his dad; Erys wants to just make copies of the recording, and trade him to Verla.

Erys tells Hob to confirm details about Jason. What was his actual role in all this, and in Kegbottom's? Viggo says Jason was doing was Okan ended up doing: being inside, gathering information. He was on retainer for Viggo. He burned Kegbottom's down, and killed Kylie, and that's why he was trying to kill Milo: unfinished business. Hob slaps him. Viggo's eyes shut; he's clearly in immense pain.

The group debate what to do with him. Erys and Hob want to hand him over to Verla, Reynard wants to give him to Calvert. After a while, Viggo speaks up again: Milo was supposed to die in the fire, too. That's what he meant by unfinished business. They assumed Kylie had told him what she found out. Reynard scolds him for interrupting their important conversation and sticks the mini crossbow in his mouth. Milo asks who exactly Kylie was trying to expose, and Viggo says him. That's why he had Grum disposed of—he wanted him dead, but Saidan had gone soft. He told Ignacio to go with fire because he wanted them to suffer as much as possible. He wanted to take everything from him. Erys punches him again. His head snaps back, knocked out.

Erys flips her communicator to Verla's channel, and tells her they have evidence and a valuable criminal for her. Not for the Watch, though, since it's insanely corrupt. She says she has a recorded conversation with Viggo, and summarizes what was said. Verla says she wants to talk face-to-face. After confirming that no one will be brought to arrest Erys, she says to meet at the Four Sails in a half hour. She passes a spellshard to Reynard. They agree that Erys shouldn't know where they are for the meeting, and she gets into Tasha.

End of episode.
## Locations

* High Walls
* The King's Citadel HQ

## Quotes

"You can't really do *that* with a triumph, but…"
"Mmm, I think it's a triumph; I think I can."
*—Eric and Trevor 0:06:47*

"So, you gonna kill me now, or?"
"Not *right* now. I'd love to learn some more."
*—Viggo and Hob 0:36:37*

"But that might further his claim that he was coerced."
Yeah, but you guys got to hit him! I loved Kylie!"
"I didn't hit him; I stabbed him with a harpoon."
*—Randy, Jeff, and Trevor 0:49:26*

"Verla?"
"What?"
"This is Erys."
"I know. There's only one person that's hacked into my communicator. What do you want?"
"But it's nice that you haven't switched it out."
—*Erys and Verla 0:58:33*