Swamped

"It's his ilk I'm concerned about. There seems to be some sort of power struggle surrounding him, and I've been caught up in it tonight. I'm hoping to find out more about just who I'm dealing with. They've already caused quite a mess around this hospital."

Patterson frowns.

"Ah. So you're meaning to interrogate him, then?"

"More or less."

Well, that seems to have reassured her, at least a little. Now if only you could bring the subject to the theater troupe, but an accusation wouldn't work very well... oh, wait.

"Seems I'll have to miss the show at your bar because of this. Shame, I was curious."

"You're missing out! This crew's a damn sight better than the last troupe we had passing through. Probably because they hired a few actors from the old theater to fill a few slots. It's all well and good to look for fresh talent, but sometimes you need a few old hands there too."

Hmm? Now that's something you hadn't heard before.

"Are they joining the troupe, then? Or staying behind when it leaves?"

"There's five I know of," she mutters, looking thoughtful. "Two of 'em are eager to go back into acting so they joined the troupe; two pretty much just view it as a hobby and a little extra money, so they're stayin' put. Don't think I ever heard what the last one's planned, for all I know they ain't gonna make up their mind until dawn."

This might be relevant. It hadn't occurred to you before that there might be someone in the troupe staying behind. What if that's the believer you're looking for?

Well, best not to get ahead of yourself. First you should probably get some more information out of her on just who these people are.