The next day, Lena visits Noreen’s mother-in-law Mrs. Duggan. Lena asks her if there is truth about the legend of gold in the mountains. Mrs. Duggan tells Lena that no one has ever thought there was gold in the mountains, no matter what Johnny or Rushborough says.

Cal and Mart walk home after Rushborough finds gold in the river. Lena tells Cal what Mrs. Duggan told her. She says that she suspects that Rushborough is Johnny’s partner and that they are trying to swindle Ardnakelty. Cal decides to tell the men about Johnny’s scheme at the pub to keep Trey safe.

Cal meets the men at the pub later in the evening. The Ardnakelty men talk about how easy it was to trick Rushborough. Johnny explains how the next step of the plan is to let Rushborough pay them for digging on their land. A couple of the men grumble about how they do not want to give their land over for a couple thousand euros if Rushborough finds gold on it. Johnny tells them that they should invest more in Rushborough’s company to get a bigger profit if he does find gold. Cal understands that Johnny is laying out the next phase of his plan.