Originally published in Science Fiction Age, September 1993, under the title "In the Dark" and the name D. William Shunn.

• Read on the "PodCastle" podcast, 30 October 2008.

Colin is a feckless medieval jailer, keeping watch over hardened criminals in the depths of the local dungeon. But when the lights go out and the tables are turned, will he survive a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the diabolical Ishmael?