A handmaid named either Philotis or Tutula came up with a plan to deceive the enemy: the ancillae would put on the apparel of the free women, spend one night in the enemy camp, and send a signal to the Romans about the most advantageous time to launch a counterattack.
Jedna ancilla po imenu Filotida ili Tutula smislila je plan kako da se neprijatelj prevari: ancillae će se preobući u slobodne žene, provesti jednu noć u neprijateljskom taboru i poslati Rimljanima signal o tome kad je najbolji trenutak za protunapad.