Not sure if metagaming from reading the last play report sent them back to the lab, but the party decided to take another stab at getting evidence. Not sure how I feel about that. When I wrote the comment I suspect led them back, I wondered if I was giving too much away, but at the same time, this is how I wanted it to go...
https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/rise-of-lolith-s5-returning-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/
The party ended up getting a little sidetracked by a whole nest of ogres.
#playreport
https://mindweaverpg.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/play-report-kotb-barrier-march-session-52-surprise-ogres/
Searching for more information about the lay of the land around the bugbear crag, the party ends up ambushing a patrol, but when the ambush doesn't get surprise, the battle is far more even than intended.