"Edward felt that he had no alternative but to lock ________ in the drawing room until he(she)(they) ________!"
"his siblings" "they all died of starvation & then he would gain all the weath!"
"the party clown" "his birthday was over & it would be required to leave"
"the guilty party & whomever else may have been at fault" "the room had aired out"
"Barnabas" "he had counted to 50 & allowed Edward enough time to find a good hiding spot"
"rabid raccoon" "it died or attacked someone else"