At the cuttings library

Lord Boreal has tracked Will down and he finds him reading a crucial article on his father. Lord Boreal is very intimidating and explains to Will he knows all about his father and the ‘anomaly’.

Before he leaves Lord Boreal steals Will’s bag with Lyra’s alethiometer in it.

The witches and Lee Scoresby have found Jopari, who has become weak and ill. He has led them to Cittagazze and has put a spell around them to protect them from the spectres.

Jopari has summoned Lee for a reason. He needs Lee to transport him in his balloon, as being in the air will protect him from the spectres. Jopari wants to go the city of Cittagazze by the sea where the subtle knife can be found. It is being kept in a tower they call the Tower of Angels, there’s a man named Giacomo Paradisi. He’s grown old and frail, but when he was young he fought for a knife, and won it.

Lyra comes face to face with an old acquaintance

Will tells Lyra that the man he met in the library stole the alethiometer. The man left behind a card with his address on it. Although they know it will be dangerous they decide to go to the address. They knock on the front door and Lord Boreal answers. He sees how distraught Lyra is that he has her alethiometer. He therefore realises the bargaining power he has over the children. He demands they return to Cittagazze and get him the subtle knife. Then, and only then, will he return the alethiometer.