"Hey, wait a minute, let me see that," you say, holding the
hairpin to the light. You are shocked to see what appear to be
initials there. You can't read the first one--it appears to have been
rubbed out--but the second one is an S.
"We have a good lead," you say. "Let's follow it."
You now head to...
"I tried and tried," Nurse Johnson says, almost panicking,
"but none of the servants would tell me anything. All I have to
show for my efforts is a hairpin!" She holds out a silver hairpin
with what looks like a rose quartz stone on the end.