▁Po e ▁and ▁offers ▁him ▁a ▁drink . ▁Ivan ▁attempts ▁to ▁con verse ▁with ▁Ed gar , ▁but ▁Po e ▁dem ands ▁Em ily ' s ▁location . ▁Ivan ▁pour s ▁a ▁v ial ▁of ▁poison , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁story ▁as ▁Po e ▁had ▁written ▁it . ▁Po e ▁agre es ▁and ▁drink s ▁the ▁liquid . ▁Ivan ▁quotes ▁" The ▁Tell - T ale ▁Heart ", ▁cl uing ▁Ed gar ▁that ▁Em ily ▁is ▁conce aled ▁beneath ▁the ▁printing ▁floor . ▁As ▁the ▁k iller ▁leaves , ▁Po e ▁uses ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁strength ▁to ▁te ar ▁up ▁a ▁false ▁section ▁of ▁floor ▁and ▁open ▁a ▁trap door ▁leading ▁to ▁Em ily ' s ▁prison . ▁ ▁Po e ▁res c ues ▁Em ily , ▁and ▁they ▁share ▁a ▁po ign ant ▁moment ▁before ▁she ▁is ▁taken ▁away ▁by ▁amb ul ance . ▁D eli ri ous ▁from ▁the ▁poison , ▁Ed gar ▁wand ers ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁park ▁ben ch ▁to ▁die . ▁A ▁man ▁walking ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁recogn izes ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁famous ▁writer , ▁and ▁asks ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁all ▁right . ▁Po e ▁can ▁sum mon ▁only ▁enough ▁strength ▁to ▁say , ▁" T ell ▁Field s ▁his ▁last ▁name ▁is ▁Reyn olds ." ▁Later , ▁when ▁Field s ▁comes ▁to ▁view ▁Po e ' s ▁cor pse ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁the ▁att ending ▁phys ician ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁the ▁exact ▁cause ▁of ▁death , ▁but ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁writer