4759 Pharast 29th Lepidistadt/Sanctuary in Ustalav

The pcs wake in time to clean up for day 2 of the trial. The prosecution begins with circumstantial evidence and ends with their three star witnesses; Miss Garrow, Miss Starle, and Miss Flicht. With the evidence provided by the pcs Andivion goes for the metaphorical juggler against the three elderly spinster sister witnesses. Andvion catches them in seeming lie about their religion and then accuses them of murdering the child molester Tarem Gatrone. The three women are shocked into a guilty silence. They seem unwilling or unable to deny the charge.

In the intervening silence Andivion proves that what was thought to be the Beast laughing might well have actually been the Beast crying as his sobs might easily be mistaken for maniacal laughter. Andivion insists that the women be arrested and bound over for trial for murder. The defense rests shortly after 2:00. As the pcs exit they begin to notice that the crowd is turning against them. The sight of the three old women being led away in chains causes many angry glances and cursing. The pcs quickly organize and set out for Sanctuary the site of another Beast mass murder, in this case mostly by arson. After searching the three buildings the most important clue the pcs locate is what appears to be a note threatening blackmail to people named, Vorkstag and Grime which also apparently a chemical manufactory as was later born out by  a fragment of broken glass. The pcs finally enter the basement of the hospital and discover 4 ghasts. At first the battle goes against the pcs as Hadhod is paralyzed.

The tide turned as Gregor drew upon his Pharasma granted power and quickly struck down two. After this feat the tide turns and the ghasts are cut down. The pcs then cross the river to talk to the blind former caretaker Karl. From Karl the discover that the "Beast" was blue, had a crippled arm, and used high tech flaming oil that did not require a wick. Then the pcs returned to Lepidistadt in what the hoped was time to rest before the final day of the trial. Unfortunately they see a small torch-wielding mob heading for the court house.