Olivia prepares to go work on Loom Number Four, infamous for injuring anyone who deals with it, while explaining the situation to Amelia. Zahnrad shows up in armor, prepared for dealing with the imminent threat, and then the threesome head into the room where Loom Number Four waits. They work on a broken heddle and a crack in the frame, all the while dealing with inexplicable problems – getting tangled in threads, getting whacked by gears, dodging dropping cutters, getting poked by levers, and generally plenty of signs that the machine seems to have a (malevolent) mind of its own. All seems to go well … until Zahnrad falls into the machine, and nearly gets crushed, except for his armor. Nonetheless, blood is drawn, and Olivia and Amelia tend to his wounds.

During the time that Olivia is out of the room to fetch bandages and ointments, Zahn has a chance to talk privately with Amelia about her problems with Parsley.

Olivia returns, and once Zahnrad is patched up, he's shooed off so that Amelia can try out her new clothes and not spoil the surprise for Zahn.