- Bathilde is diagnosed with a rare magical blood disease which will slowly kill her over up to a decade. Afraid her personal healer would go to the press, as he normally does with anything; she turned to Gabriel Hall for help.
- Although Geoffrey's suicide cancelled his monetary debts; one of the men he owed decides to continue collections. After attempting to contact Bathilde and failing due to Wilbur's intercepts, he goes directly... threatening her and her daughter by leaving a bloody human forearm in their home.