Tommy sat glumly in the coal in the basement  while Jake worked hard, searching for a way to escape. He tried shouting through the little, glass window but  it didn’t work. Tommy tried to unlock the door while Tommy stayed lost in his thoughts.

Jake snapped at Tommy to help, but he only muttered that escape was impossible. As evening turned to night, the coal basement grew dark, and shadows crept across the room. Outside, the moonlight lit up  the gardens of Totton Manor.

Suddenly, they heard a noise outside. Tommy appeared at the window. Jake  wound him up, and he dropped a key into his hand and the children crept outside. They ran across the lawn and escaped to an old barn, with Tommy leading the way.

Safe in the barn, they made a fire and talked about their next steps. Where was the mysterious clock? What were. Uncle Paul’s plans for the airship?  And where had he gone?