"We will likely need to investigate all of them regardless. Zulpair and Urmbrusk would seem the most openly likely to consort with necromancers, but sometimes the most innocuous appearances can hide the greatest dangers."<br/><br/>To the Watch liason, he asks, "The noble families are aware of the disappearances, but unconcerned as long as the vanished people only do so from the streets, correct?" What if we were to wrap our lies within a shell of truth? Send watch officers or representatives to these six family villas. Tell them that we suspect the culprits responsible may soon be claiming victims from inside houses as well - but they, being upstanding noble citizens of Waterdeep, have warranted complimentary Watch protection inside their walls. Nobles are touchy about their privacy, and some may refuse even while innocent. But those who accept, and allow guards into their basement, can be definitively struck from the suspect list, and the demeanor of those who refuse can be judged by experts to calculate why members of the Watch would not be welcome in their house."