The day arrives.

A thief makes an attempt on the cup and is caught by a cunning arrangement of traps and carried away. The thimble and the tapestry are both retrieved after he's been in custody a few days. He confesses to the existence of no accomplices; there are no more high-profile thefts to put the lie to his (written) statements, but there is lingering wariness of mute people in the public consciousness.

But necklaced people have nothing to worry about.

Annie has opinions on how to celebrate.