Struan is observing the busy coastal avenue from his window
People are walking around and greeting each other, and young noblemen are flirting with ladies under the supervision of their parents or chaperones
Palanquins are coming and going and there is a ball at the governor's palace that evening
Culum has not yet returned and there is no news of the bishop
Struan sees Horacio, who is angry because Mary's nanny, Ah Tat, has disappeared and he believes she provided poison to Mary
Struan calls for the men that Culum and Gorth were with the previous night and they all say Culum left a few hours after Gorth
Struan sees the bishop's lackey pass by his residence and a palanquin stop in front of his house
Struan finds Culum unconscious inside the palanquin with torn and vomit-covered clothes, cleaned out of his possessions
Struan has Culum put in the bath and decides to find out who did this to him
Struan and the bishop discuss Mary's condition and the need for spiritual assistance to prevent her from potentially committing suicide
The bishop says Mary's life and soul are in the hands of God and he will try to save her soul before she leaves
The bishop hands Struan a portfolio with diplomatic documents regarding the Grand Duke Sergeyev's presence in Asia
Struan agrees to help the Grand Duke and the bishop says he will let Struan know when the messenger from Lo Ting returns
Struan goes to see May-May and finds out she has a visitor, Gordon Chen
May-May tells Struan that the doctor who diagnosed her pregnancy is the same doctor who treated Longstaff's wife and said she was pregnant when she was not
May-May says the doctor may be a fraud and Struan agrees to look into it
Struan leaves to go to the ball at the governor's palace and meets Shevaun Tillman, who is upset because her father is forcing her to marry Jeff Cooper
Struan agrees to help Shevaun and asks her to meet with him the next day
Struan goes to the ball and sees the bishop, who tells him the messenger from Lo Ting has returned and will meet with Struan the next day
Struan also sees Gordon Chen at the ball and learns that he is the son of the Tai-Pan of the Noble House
Struan meets with the bishop and the messenger from Lo Ting, who tells him about the situation with the Grand Duke Sergeyev
The Grand Duke is in danger and Struan agrees to help him
The messenger gives Struan a letter for the Grand Duke and Struan agrees to deliver it
Struan meets with Shevaun and agrees to help her with her situation
Struan meets with Gordon Chen and they discuss the situation with the doctor and Longstaff's wife
Gordon Chen agrees to help Struan investigate the doctor and they make a plan to meet the next day
Struan goes to see May-May and they discuss her pregnancy and the situation with the doctor
Struan promises to take care of May-May and the baby and they fall asleep together.