janan pacha tuesday , august 21 , 7:12 a.m. regency hotel baltimore , maryland as early-morning sunlight pierced the gaps in the heavy hotel curtains , henry sat at the small walnut desk and stared at the row of artifacts he had recovered from the mummy : a silver ring , a scrap of faded illegible parchment , two spanish coins , a ceremonial silver dagger , and the heavy dominican cross .