EDIT: Uh-oh. Yeah, it’s a bug! Evening gathering is broken, sorry! Thanks for the report, really useful info. The time system must have got de-sync at some point, I’ll have a look at the whole thing and make it more soundproof.
I probably should’ve added more events there, considering gathering would be a common option. The potion thing it’s good to know, how high was your Suspicion stat? You should only see 5 items gone on high levels of suspicion. The items are randomly chosen from your inventory too. I’ll take a closer look at difficulty there, it may be a bit harsh considering events get pretty frequent at later stages.
On high suspicion, you should try the more “aggressive” choice on dialogues, it gets more effective. Also: it may be worth just paying gold if you’re carrying valuable inventory!
Thanks for giving it a go and commenting!