- Three days later, Noah charges him with blasphemy, and threatens to sentence him to death unless he takes back what he said.
- Abinadi refuses to compromise, and again warns of the impending wrath of God.
- Noah, worried about what Abinadi is saying, considers releasing him, but the priests convince him otherwise.
- Abinadi is burned at the stake, and utters his final vengeance.
- Noah authorizes a covert operation to gather intelligence about Alma and those that might have followed him.
- Noah assumes Alma is planning an insurrection by the waters of Mormon, and orders his army to attack him.
- The army fails to find Alma’s group, who had apparently already deserted the waters of Mormon.
- In response to Noah’s actions, he loses the support of many of his subjects.
- One disaffected man, Gideon, plots to kill Noah.
- Gideon engages Noah in battle.
- Noah, knowing he is no match for Gideon, runs up to a tower near the temple, with Gideon on his heels.