Music swelled, champagne flowed,
The dance floor saw some pairs.
Spectacles of flirtation bred
While the Owl spun free of cares. 

The Bat committed a party foul
Too early in the night
52-card-pickup led to an
Obnoxious, petty fight.

Between the noise and glamour lived
A more intimate exchange.
A muffled pledge,
To drive.a wedge.
A promise to estrange.

Keep in mind a mask’s intent:
To conceal a naked truth.
But often actions reveal enough
For a perceptive, timely sleuth.

Ballroom Secrets is the 20th painting of the Idlewild Collection & contains crucial information for figuring out one of the secrets.