Jupiter—who plays an important role in the story as Legrand’s loyal servant and companion—finds some paper to wrap up the bug, however it turns out that the paper is actually map to a hidden treasure. Also in the matter of the titular gold bug, had Legrand not run into the Lieutenant—which allowed him to hold on to the gold bug he wouldn’t have drawn the bug on the paper to show the narrator. Also when the narrator sits near the fire, the chemicals in the secret map are activated. The fire itself is a product of chance as it was cold for that particular day.