▁the ▁south ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁They ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁checking ▁for ▁damage ▁from ▁the ▁storm , ▁but ▁John ▁suspect s ▁they ▁are ▁searching ▁for ▁Black be ard ' s ▁g host . ▁ ▁Later ▁John ▁finds ▁a ▁large ▁sink hole ▁has ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁a ▁grave . ▁He ▁follows ▁the ▁passage ▁and ▁finds ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁crypt ▁with ▁coff ins ▁on ▁sh el ves ▁and ▁c ask s ▁on ▁the ▁floor . ▁He ▁real ises ▁his ▁friends ▁are ▁sm ug gl ers ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁their ▁hiding ▁place . ▁He ▁has ▁to ▁hide ▁behind ▁a ▁coff in ▁when ▁he ▁he ars ▁Rat sey ▁and ▁El ze vir ▁coming . ▁When ▁they ▁leave , ▁they ▁fill ▁in ▁the ▁hole , ▁in ad vert ently ▁tra pping ▁him . ▁John ▁finds ▁a ▁lo cket ▁in ▁the ▁coff in ▁that ▁he ▁hid ▁behind ▁( it ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁of ▁Black be ard ▁himself ), which ▁holds ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁with ▁vers es ▁from ▁the ▁Bible . ▁John ▁eventually ▁passes ▁out ▁after ▁drink ing ▁too ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁wine ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁qu en ch ▁his ▁th irst , ▁having ▁not ▁e aten ▁or ▁dr unk ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁Later ▁he ▁w akes ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Why ▁Not ? ▁inn ▁- ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁El ze vir ▁and ▁Rat sey . ▁When ▁he ▁is ▁better , ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁a unt ' s ▁house , ▁but ▁she , ▁suspect ing ▁him