Although the investigation had made more progress, Shard and Mr. Benhart's investigation will come to a pause before Shard obtains the sewer map near the Steam Bathhouse. It would be unwise to recklessly venture into unknown areas of the sewer without a map, and they are almost certain that there are traps waiting for them in the underground laboratory, which is probably already abandoned.
Seeing Mr. Albert still at work, Shard and Mr. Benhart didn't disturb him and quickly bid farewell. They then sat for a while longer at the Spider Inn, where Mr. Benhart showed interest in inquiry about last night's card game.
When he heard that the champion of last night's "Big City Player 1850," Viscount Gla, was present, he regretted that the game couldn't be announced as a meeting of "two champions of Big City Players":
