Cherub was spying on Joseph Longfoot and saw him in conversation with the First Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright. After they left, he confronted Longfoot and asked Longfoot for the location of Captain Avery's treasure. When Longfoot refused, Cherub knifed him and headed for the inn with his men, where they captured the Doctor and took him to the Albatross. Aboard the Albatross, Cherub begged his captain to be allowed to torture the Doctor for the information they needed, but Pike refused.