Sykes promised Oliver to shoot him in case of disobedience, and the boy was forced to obey him in everything. However, he decided, as soon as he was in the house, to raise the alarm and thereby save his owners from being robbed. However, the burglary failed for another reason - the house was well guarded, and during the shootout Oliver was wounded in the arm. Sykes managed to carry him to safety, but when he heard the chase, he threw the bloody boy into the ditch. Upon learning that Oliver had not returned from the case, Mr. Fagin was very angry - he had big plans for a smart boy.Meanwhile, in the workhouse where Oliver was born, an old beggar woman who had once looked after his mother had died. Before her death, she confessed that she had stolen from the unfortunate golden thing that could affect the fate of a newborn baby. The old woman managed to hand over the mortgage receipt to Mrs. Korney's warden.
