- Crispin pays his guide to take him to the White Stag instead of to the city walls.
- At the White Stag, he finds John Ball and a group of other men, some of whom he recognizes as those at the earlier meeting.
- He tells them Bear has been taken, and they admit that Bear is a spy for their cause.
- They refuse to help, though, because Bear seems less committed to their cause than before and because Crispin is Lord Furnival's son.
- However, one man agrees to guide Crispin close to the palace if he's determined to help Bear.