Grimmerie in exchange for the Tigelaars' release, only to be told they have been executed, save for Fiyero's daughter, Nor. With little left to lose, Elphaba pursues Dorothy and attempts to assassinate Morrible once again, but finds Morrible already dead from old age.

At Kiamo Ko, Liir informs Elphaba that the Wizard has sent Dorothy and her companions to kill her. One of Dorothy's companions, the Scarecrow, is mistaken by Elphaba for a disguised Fiyero. When Dorothy arrives, she states she