- Walter reunites with Laura and Marian.
- Marian fills him in on her adventures. One day she saw Fosco lurking around with the owner of the asylum.
- Marian then got a note from Fosco asking for a meeting.
- She rushed outside to meet him, hoping Laura wouldn't see him.
- Marian and Fosco had a tense encounter.
- Fosco warned her, and Walter, to stop poking around and asking questions.
- He also informed Marian that he had a crush on her, which alarmed Marian even further.
- The two then discuss Sir Percival, and Marian says she'll tell Laura herself that Percy is deader than a doornail.
- She does so the next day and Laura—no surprise here—actually takes it pretty well.
- Walter and Marian turn their attention to Fosco, but they also keep investigating who Anne's father might be.
- Walter learns, to his surprise, that Philip Fairlie was hanging out at Major Donthorne's house around the time the future Mrs. Catherick got knocked up.
- Given Anne's resemblance to Laura, it isn't hard to put two and two together.
- Walter decides to just let that one go, too.