Steal a Hireling

[gmsa84]

Originally Posted by gmsa84

From Munchkin 4 and 5 rules:

Is this rule wrong too, or in this specific case you CAN keep the items?

In other words, would I always loose the item carried by a Hireling, regardless of the reason why I lost possession of it (i.e. either being killed, transferred to another player, lost by a curse, sacrificed to automatic escape)?

Thanks