- After the hanging, the executioner finds a letter on the body of Pedringano, which he promptly delivers to Hieronimo.
- The letter is addressed to Lorenzo from Pedringano, and it spells out precisely how the servant was working for Lorenzo and Balthazar as he and Serberine killed Horatio.
- Hieronimo finally has the evidence he needs. So he decides it's time to approach the king to make formal accusations on Lorenzo and Balthazar.