Blake suspected that Joseph Longfoot was one of Pike's pirates, and while he was investigating the passageway under the church, he was captured by Ben Jackson, who didn't believe that he was working for the king. When Cherub, Pike and the Squire arrived with Polly Wright captive, they suggested that Blake take Ben and Polly as prisoners. Away from the others, Blake freed Ben and Polly, trusting them rather than the Squire. He told them about the smuggling ring and the pirates. When the First Doctor arrived with Jacob Kewper, Kewper suspected a trap and ran off, while Blake tried to stop him.