Did Widge copy down Shakespeare's play?

Falconer has sent Widge out on a very important errand on behalf of Simon Bass. He's to go to the Globe theater and write down every word of spoken dialog during a performance of Hamlet. As one can imagine, this proves to be a very difficult task. The first time he tries, it turns out to be a complete disaster. The second time is even worse; here, he gets caught by an actor playing the part of a cannoneer. This sudden interruption of the actor's concentration causes the cannon that he's operating to go off accidentally, with predictably catastrophic results.
To make matters worse, Widge loses his notebook, and when he goes back to the Globe to look for it, he gets collared by a couple of actors. It's as this point that Widge becomes—reluctantly, at first—one of the acting troupe's players. The troupe eventually becomes like a family to Widge—the first one he's ever had. But with Falconer still breathing down his neck for a copy of Hamlet, he knows that he'll be in serious danger if he doesn't transcribe the play before Shakespeare can publish it.
This forces Widge into an unenviable moral dilemma. Thankfully, that dilemma is resolved when Falconer—who was Simon Bass in disguise all along—is killed in a duel. Now Widge no longer has to steal Shakespeare's works; as an actor, he can perform them.