Chapter 58

## Chapter Guide

**"Suspects"** (犯 (はん) 人 (にん) 候 (こう) 補 (ほ) , *Han'nin Kōho*?) is the fifty-eighth chapter of the Shadows House manga series.

## Summary

Barbara pardons Kate's outburst and orders for her to find the primary offender with the promise that she will receive a good evaluation. The Star Bearer notes amongst themselves that Kate has a high soot quantity, making it hard to dispose of her. Kate ponders over events and then asks to see the map Emilico used during her night patrols. The Belle twins suffer from soot sickness several times as they struggle to clean the Soot Pipes. Mia notes that the soot on the map marks out a room but is interrupted by Rosemary's yells. Kate and Emilico see Rosemary tied up and water forced down her throat.

## Plot

Barbara decides to ignore Kate's accusations, stating that while she won't give Kate special authority, she will be rewarded if she can find the true culprit behind the incident. After Kate leaves, Benjamin raises the idea to turn Kate over as the culprit if she fails but Susanna points out the soot stalactites on the ceiling that Kate had created during her anger, as it is a sign she has a high soot capacity, providing her a safeguard against disposal. Alone in her room, Kate gets her thoughts in order, bringing up some possibilities before calling Emilico back in to see the map she used during her night patrol. As Mia had noticed something earlier, the two head out to meet her.

In the Soot Pipes, the Belle twins' Dolls suffer from soot sickness not even 10 minutes in and are treated by Gilbert and Gil. Oliver gives the Dolls a helmet which turns out to be suffocating to use and one Belle is attacked again when she opens it to take a breath. Reaching the washing room, Kate is given permission to speak to the sick Dolls as she claims to have special instructions. On the map, Mia notes that some soot lines out a room that the soot processing facility which was the source of the first Phantom Incident. They notice Rosemary's scream and see a room where she is tied to a wooden bed as Eve forces water down her throat. Evelyn introduces herself to Kate and states that Rosemary is being given the best treatment possible, praying that she doesn't break to Emilico's horror.

## Characters

1. Kate
2. Emilico
3. Barbie (Non-speaking Role)
4. Barbara
5. Benjamin
6. Susanna
7. Susie (Background)
8. Ben (Background)
9. Oliver (Background)
10. Margaret (Fantasy)
11. Maggie (Fantasy)
12. Laurel (Fantasy)
13. Lulu (Fantasy)
14. Sarah (Fantasy)
15. Douglas (Fantasy)
16. Doug (Fantasy)
17. Master Robe (Flashback)
18. James (Fantasy)
19. Jim (Fantasy)
20. Maryrose (Fantasy)
21. Lydia (Fantasy)
22. Liddy (Fantasy)
23. Kevin (Fantasy)
24. Victor (Fantasy)
25. Jeremiah (Fantasy)
26. Jeremy (Fantasy)
27. William (Fantasy)
28. Billy (Fantasy)
29. Loretta (Fantasy)
30. Loretta's Face (Fantasy)
31. Robert (Fantasy)
32. Robert's Face (Fantasy)
33. Randall (Fantasy)
34. Randall's Face (Fantasy)
35. Shaun (Fantasy)
36. John (Fantasy)
37. Lou (Fantasy)
38. Louise (Fantasy)
39. Mirabelle
40. Isabelle (Non-speaking Role)
41. Belle Twins
42. Gilbert (Debut)
43. Gil
44. Olly
45. Evelyn (Debut)
46. Eve (Non-speaking Role)
47. Mia
48. Rosemary (Non-speaking Role)