- Whitman meets with advisers. A colonel in the militia urges military action, and the library curator argues against it, considering the number of priceless objects inside.
- Whitman takes a megaphone and calls out Coalhouse. A short time later an antique tankard is thrown out a window. Inside the tankard is a piece of paper with a phone number to call.
- Whitman calls Coalhouse, who says his demands are the same: His car returned in the same condition, and Conklin. Whitman tells Coalhouse he can't give him Conklin. Coalhouse says they have twenty-four hours and then hangs up.
- Whitman has Emma Goldman arrested, who gives a speech supporting Coalhouse, though she doesn't know that Younger Brother is part of his gang. She denies any involvement.
- The famous black educator Booker T. Washington is in town, and is said to have denounced Walker. Whitman asks Washington to come and negotiate with Coalhouse, and Washington accepts.