Unexpected Discoveries: Harbull Suspects Foul Play

Harbull eyed the room's disarray.
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"Either these fellows are VERY bad housekeepers... or someone has ransacked the place... perhaps looking for the same accursed whatsit as we are.", he said. "... or perhaps the Schatzenheimers have fallen afoul of whatever evil haunts the gem..."
"Whichever it is I'm guessing it goes a way towards explaining why no one answered our earlier knocking..."