Olivia returns to the notes left behind by Dr. Pike's great-uncle Orifice. She doesn't find any references to glowing red liquid or ghosts, but manages to organize them, and in doing so realizes from the references that there must be several notebooks missing. She goes to find Dr. Pike, to ask permission to investigate down in the sub-basement.

She finds the doctor in one of the labs, and the Eeee is keen to keep Olivia from seeing into it. When Olivia mentions the Philosopher's Stone that Buffy told her about, Pike squeaks and gives the mouse her full attention. Olivia explains to Pike about Buffy, and how the Lapi knew Orifice… and then something happens in the lab. There's a crash, and Pike turns to deal with it… but something runs between her legs and right up into Olivia's pants! She manages to fling it free, where it smacks into the wall with a nasty crunch noise.

Much to Olivia's shock, the crushed critter begins to fill itself back out like a troll. It's a transformed mouse, with some features looking like a dragon. Pike admits that she used a drop of Philosopher's Stone to get the transformation started, but assures the Skeek that it has nothing to do with the trolls.

Olivia pets the critter while Pike holds it, and it squeaks "She's waiting for you at the Bleeding Stone, Olivia," but only Olivia seems to hear it. When she asks the mouse-thing if it can take her to the Stone, Pike assumes she's being addressed and agrees to show Olivia the small amount of Philosopher's Stone she inherited from Orifice.

After seeing the liquid (just a few drops) and learning that it may have been a part of Orifice's homunculus research (as well as being able to turn plants into monsters), Olivia heads down to the sub-basement ritual chamber to look around. Find a single stone that doesn't have markings on it, she pushes on it and the wall opens up to reveal another room beyond.

The room and its furnishings are all black, but Olivia finds a chest full of notebooks. Right next to the severed, mummified head of an Eeee.