
Terce of the Fifth Day
Murder of Severinus
During the debate, Severinus sends word that he has found the mysterious book. Before William can retrieve it, Severinus is murdered in his laboratory, his head crushed by an armillary sphere. The cellarer, Remigio, is found at the scene and arrested. The book is missing. William realizes that the killer is still at large and that the book is the key to everything.