Depths of Deceit.A flashback reveals Ripley's role in the murder of the de Rolo family and Percy's subsequent torture under her hands. In the present, Percy holds Ripley at gunpoint, but Keyleth stops him. Pike examines Percy with divine magic and sees a demonic force clouding his soul. After a tense negotiation, Vox Machina agrees to have Ripley lead them to the ziggurat. The party eventually makes its way to the residuum refining room. Percy notices Cassandra's name appearing on the barrel of his gun as Cassandra hits a button to trap Vox Machina and Ripley in the room; only Vax is able to slip under the descending transparent walls...