▁and ▁Field s ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁t unn els ▁under ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁several ▁polic emen , ▁discover ing ▁the ▁w alled - up ▁cor pse ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁dressed ▁as ▁Em ily . ▁The ▁man ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sail or , ▁and ▁the ▁cl ues ▁on ▁his ▁body ▁bring ▁the ▁purs u ers ▁to ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Church , ▁where ▁an ▁empty ▁grave ▁with ▁Em ily ' s ▁name ▁on ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁prepared . ▁As ▁the ▁police ▁attempt ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁church ▁doors , ▁the ▁k iller ▁attacks ▁and ▁k ills ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁polic emen , ▁then ▁sho ots ▁and ▁w ounds ▁Field s . ▁Po e ▁gives ▁ch ase ▁on ▁horse back , ▁but ▁the ▁k iller ▁esc apes . ▁ ▁Po e ▁writes ▁one ▁last ▁newspaper ▁column , ▁offering ▁his ▁life ▁for ▁Em ily ' s , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁take ▁poison . ▁In ▁the ▁morning , ▁the ▁ma id ▁gives ▁Po e ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁k iller , ▁accepting ▁his ▁terms , ▁but ▁the ▁note ▁was ▁delivered ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁distributed . ▁Real izing ▁that ▁the ▁k iller ▁must ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁paper , ▁Po e ▁races ▁to ▁confront ▁his ▁editor , ▁Henry ▁( Ke vin ▁Mc N ally ), ▁but ▁Henry ▁is ▁already ▁dead , ▁another ▁note ▁lying ▁next ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁real ▁k iller ▁is ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁types etter , ▁Ivan ▁Reyn olds ▁( Sam ▁Haz eld ine ), ▁who ▁con gr at ul ates