The rookery is a distraction. The watch is going somewhere else.

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From: "Stop! Thieves!"


You just have to get there first.


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 7

  • 5 - very chancy (42%)
  • 6 - chancy (51%)
  • 8 - modest (68%)
  • 9 - very modest (77%)
  • 10 - low-risk (85%)
  • 11 - straightforward (94%)
  • 12 - straightforward (100%)

Success

You’ve heard of a Stuttering Fence who trades in watches...

[…] You hail a hansom cab and race through the streets. […] you lean out of the window and pluck the watch straight from the thieves' hands. […] The owner […] rewards you with […] bottles from his cellar and a standing invitation to dinner.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]


Failure

Too late

[…] He claims that he hasn't bought any watches in days, although if you are interested he has a few older pieces in stock... He indicates a stand of watches, their identifying marks all carefully removed. […] You leave […].

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]