crucifix, squads of police converge on Townley and Woolf breaks down, confronting first the Raincoat Man and then the crowd with the truth of his crime. The crowd becomes a furious mob that crucifies him on a hill overlooking the town, but they have only put the nails through his overcoat, and as police helicopters approach with beams on, he is able to slip down and escape in the confusion, leaving his coat flapping in the wind. Ten years later, Townley is transformed; a Japanese company has come to the town and opened a factory, bringing prosperity to the area. Woolf, who has written articles and a book on the murder, is getting dinner with a writer named Alan, who is turning the whole thing into a play for television. As Woolf leaves, however, the waiter brings her the grey overcoat "Carpenter" was wearing during his investigation. She protests that it isn't her coat, but the waiter says it is - and even has her name inside. She allows him to put it on her as she says, "Yes. I suppose it is". Publication The Mystery Play was initially by Vertigo in the US and Warner Books in the UK in 1994, and republished with another work of Morrison's, Sebastian O, in 2017: The Mystery Play (graphic novel, 76 pages, Vertigo, hardcover, 1994, ; softcover, Warner Books, 1995, ) Sebastian O/The Mystery Play (graphic novel, 168 pages, Vertigo, hardcover, October 2017, ) The Mystery Play was awarded the Eisner Award in 1995 for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art). References External links DC Comics listing of The Mystery Play 1994 American novels 1994 comics debuts 1994 graphic novels Vertigo Comics graphic novels