 At dawn, a henchman captures Alice and attempts to drown her in the swamp, but a green, humanlike creature drags her ashore and chases two of Arcane's men.Meanwhile, in his mansion, Arcane and his secretary realize that Alec's most recent notebook is missing from the plunder.Alice runs to a nearby gas station to telephone her employers for help; the operator connects to Ritter, who claims to have been called away from the site before the attack.