-while lounging in the taproom of the Nentir Inn, Red hears rumor of treasure on island in center of river running through Fallcrest -ruins of an old watchtower called the Tower of Waiting are on island -ghoststrike oil research -seneschal warns about island -rent rowboat to row over – current of river is strong -party is attacked by undead a short way from the ruins of the tower -deathlock wight sinks their rowboat, then joins the fight -party wins fight, realizes that there are dead bodies in various states of decomposition scattered around island, especially near the tower and the path leading to the tower from the south beachhead