- Em heads on back to La Vallée to take her mind off of the possibility that Valancourt is dead.
- She has a nice time hanging out with Monsieur Barreaux, her father's old friend and neighbor.
- Since Em has a good heart, she also wants to figure out what happened to Theresa, her old servant dismissed by Quesnel.
- She finds Theresa in a comfortable home close by, looking none the worse for the wear.
- Who'da thunk it. Valancourt's been taking care of Theresa this whole time. Maybe the guy's not a degenerate gambler after all.
- But Theresa says she hasn't heard from Valancourt in a couple of days. Uh-oh.