▁After ▁conf ess ing ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁Kate , ▁S mi ke ▁dies ▁peace fully ▁in ▁Nicholas ' s ▁arms . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁G ride ' s ▁home ▁after ▁the ▁ab orted ▁wed ding , ▁Ralph ▁and ▁G ride ▁discover ▁that ▁Peg ▁Sl iders ke w , ▁G ride ' s ▁aged ▁house keeper , ▁has ▁ro bb ed ▁G ride , ▁taking , ▁amongst ▁other ▁things , ▁the ▁will . ▁To ▁get ▁it ▁back , ▁Ralph ▁en lists ▁W ack ford ▁S que ers ' s ▁services ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Peg . ▁N og gs ▁disco vers ▁this ▁plot , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Frank ▁Che ery ble , ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁will ▁and ▁have ▁S que ers ▁arrested . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Che ery ble ▁brothers ▁confront ▁Ralph , ▁inform ing ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁various ▁schemes ▁against ▁Nicholas ▁have ▁failed . ▁They ▁advise ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁London ▁before ▁charges ▁are ▁brought ▁up ▁against ▁him , ▁as ▁S que ers ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁conf ess ▁all ▁and ▁imp licate ▁Ralph . ▁He ▁ref uses ▁their ▁help , ▁but ▁is ▁sum mon ed ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁offices ▁that ▁evening ▁and ▁told ▁that ▁S mi ke ▁is ▁dead . ▁When ▁he ▁react s ▁to ▁the ▁news ▁with ▁v icious ▁g lee , ▁the ▁brothers ▁reve al ▁their ▁final ▁card . ▁The ▁begg ar ▁Bro oker ▁emer ges , ▁and ▁tells ▁Ralph ▁that ▁S mi ke ▁was ▁his ▁own ▁son . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Ralph