Alicia gets a surprise visit from her ex-good-friend Bryony Dixon, who reveals some concerning details about the circumstances that led her to testify against Ianderu.
Perplexed by Bryony's revelations, Alicia goes in search of the whole truth. She starts her investigation by interviewing one of the witnesses at Ianderu's trial: Mary-Anne-Elizabeth Namane.
Suspicious of both Bryony's and Mary-Anne-Elizabeth's conflicting versions of events, Alicia goes to Samuel Frinka in the hope that he will tie up the discrepancies, but Samuel's got his own problems to deal with.
Now on the run, Alicia broadcasts from a secret location. She takes her investigation to a new level, trying to figure out the true circumstances of Samuel Frinka's death and what the priests are really after.
Alicia finally gets to High Priest Aarnol, laying all her evidence bare. But his reaction is not exactly as expected. Neither is the evidence he shows her.
Alicia interrogates Bryony at her house, trying to make the double narratives fit, but Aarnol places her under house arrest. She knows Ianderu committed the murder. But she also knows the Aphists want her silenced. Why?
With all of Silitra against her and accused of murder, Alicia reframes the narrative around her escape. Her status of persona non grata won't stop her from digging deep into Silitra's putrid underbelly.