- Zero reads a very harsh and demanding letter, the kind you could expect from the perfectionist Gustave, to the staff during dinner. It comes complete with a forty-six-stanza poem.
- In prison, Gustave is operating the mush cart and, through fighting, Mendl's pastries, and general friendliness, gets on the inside of an escape attempt.
- Their plan is all set to go, but they need digging tools.