Pinkerton (detective agency) nationally publicized trial. Orchard received a death sentence, but it was commuted. In 1890, Indiana University hired the Pinkerton Agency to investigate the authorship of a student "bogus" that had been distributed throughout town. While boguses were not uncommon, this particular one attacked IU faculty and students with such graphic language that Bloomington residents complained. The detective arrived in Bloomington on April 26 and spent nearly two weeks conducting interviews and dispatching regular reports back to the home office. In the end, it was town talk that led to the student authors and not the work of the agent. The
Sinners Never Sleep August, the group performed at Reading Festival in the UK. A live video was released for "Reckless" on 6 September composed of tour footage. The track was released as a single on 22 October. The following day, the band performed for BBC Radio 1's Radio One Rocks event. On 8 December, the group played a one-off show at Wembley Arena in London, dubbed The Final Night of Sin. They were supported by We Are the Ocean and Deaf Havana. The show was filmed and subsequently released as a CD/DVD combo in March 2013. "Sinners Never Sleep" had reached number one