As those searching for him persisted, he moved to another farm. His pursuers arrived there immediately. When they did not find him, they seized two young slaves, and one of them confessed under torture.
Indeed, it was impossible for him to remain hidden, since those who betrayed him belonged to his own household. The captain of the police, who happened to bear the name Herod, was eager to bring him into the arena, so that Polycarp might fulfill his appointed lot by becoming a sharer in Christ, while those who betrayed him might receive the punishment of Judas himself.