April 20. 1860. Friday

After thorough study of the armory, we still have no clue how Miranda could have been triggered. There must be something wrong with the mechanisms. I will see to it that they are well looked after from this point on. I have hired a skilled old man, who works with clocks on a daily basis. I have even decided to make the armory his workshop, to compensate for the bother of having him moved. Don’t let anyone say that Jarrod Hale was not a generous man.