 Since the attack happened as Heini had predicted, the police decide to arrest Stoppel, but Stoppel realises that Heini must have warned the Hitler Youth, and he goes to Heini's house and threatens his mother that he is going to kill him.However, later Stoppel has a change of heart and orders the communists not to retaliate against Heini.Heini's mother is so distraught that she decides to kill her son and herself by shutting the windows and leaving the gas on in their apartment at night.