Victor announces that Alfie has accidentally drunk cleaning fluid, leading to his hospitalization. While visiting him, Patricia discovers Rufus Zeno in a catatonic state at the same hospital.
While Nina and Fabian decipher a secret message within the dictionary to find their next puzzle piece, Victor catches them and confiscates their findings.
Patricia rescues Rufus from the hospital and hides him in the woods. He warns Nina that she must return the locket to Sarah Frobisher-Smythe for her own safety.