ath om ▁how ▁his ▁intr icate ▁and ▁detailed ▁detect ive ▁work ▁had ▁not ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁triumph ant ▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁case , ▁Matth ä i ▁s ank ▁finally ▁into ▁ins an ity ▁and ▁alco hol ism . ▁ ▁Only ▁years ▁later , ▁far ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁any ▁use ▁to ▁Matth ä i , ▁was ▁the ▁truth ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁instinct s ▁and ▁detect ive ▁work ▁actually ▁had ▁been ▁entirely ▁correct . ▁The ▁murder er ▁had ▁not ▁arrived ▁for ▁his ▁meeting ▁with ▁Ann em arie ▁on ▁the ▁f ateful ▁day ▁simply ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁while ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁rende z vous . ▁ ▁Es ▁gesch ah ▁am ▁hel licht en ▁Tag ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁original ▁film ▁Es ▁gesch ah ▁am ▁hel licht en ▁Tag , ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁directly ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Matth ä i ▁character , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁fr amed ▁through ▁its ▁ret elling ▁by ▁Dr . ▁H ., ▁as ▁in ▁Das ▁Vers pre chen . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁movie , ▁Matth ä i ▁demonstr ates ▁his ▁concern ▁for ▁Ann em arie ▁by ▁sending ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁away ▁to ▁safety ▁before ▁attempting ▁to ▁spring ▁his ▁final ▁trap ▁upon ▁the ▁murder er . ▁The ▁murder er ▁arriv es ▁and ▁is ▁killed , ▁thus ▁v ind ic ating ▁Matth ä i ' s ▁pers istence ▁in ▁purs uing ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁happy ▁re union ▁with ▁Ann em arie ▁at ▁the ▁story ' s ▁conclusion . ▁ ▁Crit