▁his ▁growing ▁je alous y ▁over ▁Ver ita ' s ▁affair ▁with ▁Benjamin , ▁and ▁when ▁confront ed ▁by ▁her ▁he ▁adm its ▁his ▁love . ▁Dist ract ed , ▁he ▁is ▁una ware ▁of ▁Cris pus ' s ▁growing ▁inst ability , ▁which ▁threat ens ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁group . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁is ▁Cris pus ▁who ▁ident ifies ▁Mos by ' s ▁inform er , ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Israel ▁Jones ▁among ▁the ▁Abraham ▁organization . ▁He ▁k ills ▁Jones , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁Jones ▁succeed s ▁in ▁sending ▁to ▁Mos by ▁a ▁gar bled ▁name ▁" S aman ▁Brown " ▁which ▁Mos by ▁eventually ▁figures ▁out ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Sal mon ▁Brown . ▁T . W . ▁H ig gin son , ▁having ▁been ▁informed ▁by ▁J ub ilo ▁that ▁Brown ▁and ▁Cris pus ' ▁plans ▁have ▁turned ▁to ▁mad ness , ▁tells ▁Brown ▁to ▁ce ase ▁and ▁des ist ▁but ▁is ▁murder ed ▁by ▁Brown . ▁ ▁Mos by ▁enjo ys ▁a ▁great ▁break through ▁in ▁Stuart ' s ▁case . ▁After ▁careful ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁records , ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁to ▁James ▁Long street , ▁who ▁long ▁sought ▁Stuart ' s ▁court - mart ial ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁battle . ▁With ▁Davis ' s ▁plans ▁in ▁ru ins ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁clear ▁Stuart ▁of ▁all ▁bl ame , ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁president ▁suff ers ▁an ▁additional ▁blow ▁when ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁himself