But Bluebeard has surrendered to Bigby before they arrive.īigby tells Snow that she must go to the Remembrance Day gala with him as part of his investigation. Snow finds out about the situation and heads to the cell armed with the Vorpal Blade and reinforced by Grimble (in his troll form), Trusty John, and Bufkin. Bigby makes it clear he is not intimidated by these threats. Bluebeard attempts to defy him first by threatening to fight Bigby and then by threatening to kill Jack. Bigby turns into his wolf form and confronts Bluebeard. King Cole tells Snow that the investigation has to be completed by the time of the Remembrance Day ceremony because otherwise the Fables will lose faith in their ability to run things.īigby asks Snow to check out the contents of Jack's computers and tells her he's already solved most of the investigation but doesn't want to share his information with her yet.īigby finds out that Bluebeard has gone into Jack's cell so he can torture a confession out of Jack. She mentions another possible suspect: the Adversary who attacked the Fables in their Homelands and might have now followed them to their new home. She tells him about the interrogations of Jack and Bluebeard and also that Frau Totenkinder, Prince Charming, and herself have been interrogated. Snow meets with King Cole to report on the progress of the investigation to him. Plotīigby brings Flycatcher and Boy Blue to an apartment in Rose Red's building that is identical to her's and has them recreate the crime scene by covering it in blood. In this chapter, Bigby Wolf and Snow White continue their investigation.
"Blood Tells" is Chapter Three of the first story arc of Fables (collected in the trade paperback Fables: Legends in Exile ), which involves the mystery around Rose Red's apparent murder.