▁sho ots ▁Lady ▁on ▁the ▁st air way . ▁As ▁Lady ▁dies , ▁the ▁local ▁sh er iff ▁and ▁fire ▁squad ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁front ▁door , ▁and ▁seeing ▁Val ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁em por ium , ▁open ▁their ▁water ▁h oses ▁full ▁force ▁in ▁an ▁ultimately ▁successful ▁attempt ▁to ▁push ▁him ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁burning ▁building , ▁thus ▁murder ing ▁him . ▁Lady ▁calls ▁out ▁for ▁him ▁while ▁dying ▁from ▁her ▁husband ▁J abe ' s ▁gun sh ots . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁Carol ▁wal ks ▁in ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁bur nt - out ▁em por ium ▁while ▁another ▁trans ient ▁looks ▁about ▁and ▁disco vers ▁Val ' s ▁sn akes kin ▁jack et . ▁Carol ▁tr ades ▁a ▁gold ▁ring ▁for ▁the ▁jack et ▁and ▁offers ▁a ▁sol ilo qu y ▁on ▁" the ▁fug itive ▁kind ." ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁a ▁screen ▁adaptation ▁st arring ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando ▁and ▁Anna ▁Magn ani ▁appeared ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁The ▁F ug itive ▁Kind ; ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁L um et , ▁and ▁flo pped ▁like ▁the ▁stage ▁production . ▁Or phe us ▁Des c ending , ▁a ▁more ▁faithful ▁version ▁– ▁a ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Peter ▁Hall ▁stage ▁production ▁– ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁st arring ▁Van essa ▁Red gra ve . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁also ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁two - act ▁opera ▁by ▁Bruce ▁S