The girls were exchanging glances now...how suspicious, how very suspicious. Erik had a feeling that if Alexa had the sapphires, and she probably did, otherwise she would have helped him find one, then Wisteria must have the rubies. He knew neither of them could have stolen any emeralds since apparently there was a scuffle to collect those in the first place.

And with these hunches in place, he turned toward Ivy. No, she didn't want the chair? Fine, he would pace stand also. Erik shot a glare to the two girls across from them, as though daring them to speak, and moved closer to Ivy so he could explain the situation quietly, for her ears only, for the next few moments. He finished his urgent and dark whispering with a slightly louder, "And now they're lying about it."

Then he turned his cold blue eyes on the liars although he continued to not address them directly. "Vot kind of punishment vould you prescribe for two liars, Professor Knox?"