Lair card after unsuccessful Showdown

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Not at all! During the game you investigate them (privately -- not revealing them) to learn whether they're helpful, harmful or neutral. Then, later, when you form your hunting party to go after the showdown, you can choose helpful ones to go to the showdown with you. Or, if someone else initiates a showdown, you can accuse one of the evil ones as such so he'll go to the showdown helping the villain.