Pesky characters

I'll be wrestling the characters of the newest book this week, so may not be around too much. I've got them in a pickle, but the trouble is they are still hiding information from me so I don't quite know what they're going to do. This situation cannot continue. I, as the writer, MUST know what's what. Until I do, they aren't getting out of the difficult place I've stuck them in. I'm pretty sure I'm going to win, though not sure how long it'll take....