Raffles tells Bunny that one of the dreaded Count Corbucci's men secretly followed them on their way home.

Bunny watches the nighttime street from the window, only to see Corbucci appear and, in turn, secretly follow Raffles.

Inside, they find Raffles, gagged and bound by ropes to nearly hang from the ceiling, in front of a grandfather clock.

Raffles, too weak to stand, tells Bunny that he has been strung up for nearly twelve hours.

Corbucci, wanting to take revenge on Raffles, had captured him and set up the gun-clock to shoot him when twelve hours were passed.

Below, they find the dead bodies of Corbucci and another man, poisoned by noxious air.