Steal a Hireling

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"Steal a Hireling" is a card from Munchkin 3: The Need for Steed. It says that you may discard "Steal a Hireling" as well as two other cards to steal any Hireling in play. I know that if a Hireling is killed or discarded to escape a monster, the item that the Hireling is carrying is discarded as well. If the Hireling is stolen, does the item that the Hireling is carrying go to the discard pile or to the player stealing the Hireling? Thanks!