Ms. Cecil coaxes Victorique into the classroom to meet her peers where she has an altercation with Avril. Together—but not without friction—Victorique, Avril, and Kujo dive deeper into the mystery of the deaths in the alchemist's tower.

Kujo is shocked to discover that the Marquis has moved his daughter, Victorique, to a convent in Lithuania. With the inspector's assistance, Kujo travels there to rescue her when he learns of an unusual performance and a bigger political plot.