Rennie is invited to the Vulcanus mansion where we learn she is Agnespira Zadoras Iova Vulcanus, the legitimate heir of House Vulcanus, currently under the authority of Tarquin Julius Vulcanus (regent). He wants her to come back and resume her duties as head of House Vulcanus. As she leaves, he hands her Strings Attached, a really bitchin' flail that used to belong to Rennie's great-great-grand-mother.

The group has been discussing ways to get Kirk out of prison at Sacha's. Rennie and Rasmus decide to go back to House Vulcanus to call in a favour, while Sacha heads towards to the prison to dress up Kirk's wounds. Tarquin refused to help but Livia offered to come to the Foreign Quarters to chat with the judge.