Frodo has been captured by the Orcs of Cirith Ungol and imprisoned at the top of their tower, but Sam is determined to rescue his master.

Setup: Set Shagrat aside, out of play. Add The Two Wachers (location side faceup) and Topmost Chamber to the staging area. The first player loses control of the Ring-bearer and place it faceup under Topmost Chamber as a guarded objective. Then, the first player attaches Last of the Company to a hero he controls and attaches The One Ring to that hero.

He could see no obstacle, but something too strong for his will to overcome barred the way. –The Return of the King

Each non-unique location gets -1 and cannot leave the staging area.

While The Two Watchers is in the staging area (enemy side faceup), it is considered to be engaged with each player.

The stage cannot be defeated while The Two Watchers is in play.