 The next day at the tavern , Morrison meets Brown 's wife ( Agi Szirtes ) , and tells her that Brown is under suspicion for the theft and for the murder at the quayside . He asks for her help in finding him and repeats to her Mitchell 's offer to Brown , but she remains silent . At home , Henriette tells Maloin she found a man in their hut at the seaside , and in fear locked the door and ran home . An agitated Maloin tells her not to tell anyone , and leaves for the hut . He unlocks the door , and receiving no response to his calling Brown 's name , steps inside , closing the door behind . Minutes later he re @-@ emerges , breathing heavily . After pausing to compose himself , he locks the door and leaves . In the next scene , Maloin presents the briefcase to Morrison in the tavern , and asks him to arrest him , confessing to having killed Brown an hour ago . Morrison leaves with Maloin for the hut , dismissing the frenzied inquiries of Brown 's wife about her husband and handing the briefcase to the barkeep on the way out . Brown 's wife follows the men to the hut , and emerges weeping with Morrison moments later . Back at the tavern , Morrison prepares two envelopes with a small portion of the recovered money in each . One he leaves with the grieving widow to whom he apologizes and wishes well , while the other he gives to Maloin , telling him that his case was one of self @-@ defense . As he is preparing to leave , Morrison advises Maloin to go home and forget the whole affair . The camera focuses on the expressionless face of Brown 's wife momentarily before fading to white . 
