▁are ▁true ▁but ▁that ▁her ▁people ▁will ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁him ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁try ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁However , ▁assuming ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁treated ▁fairly ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁society , ▁Ne ville ▁stays ▁at ▁his ▁house ▁until ▁inf ected ▁members ▁arrive ▁and ▁viol ently ▁dispatch ▁the ▁und ead ▁v amp ires ▁outside ▁his ▁house ▁with ▁fi end ish ▁g lee . ▁Real izing ▁the ▁inf ected ▁attack ers ▁may ▁intend ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁after ▁all , ▁he ▁fires ▁on ▁them ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁shot ▁and ▁captured . ▁F at ally ▁wounded , ▁Ne ville ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁bar red ▁cell ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁visited ▁by ▁Ruth , ▁who ▁inform s ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁society ▁but , ▁unlike ▁the ▁others , ▁does ▁not ▁res ent ▁him . ▁After ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Ne ville ' s ▁v amp ire - k illing ▁activities ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁society , ▁she ▁acknowled ges ▁the ▁public ▁need ▁for ▁Ne ville ' s ▁execution ▁but , ▁out ▁of ▁mer cy , ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁packet ▁of ▁fast - act ing ▁suic ide ▁p ills . ▁Ne ville ▁accepts ▁his ▁fate ▁and ▁asks ▁Ruth ▁not ▁to ▁let ▁this ▁society ▁become ▁too ▁heart less . ▁Ruth ▁promises ▁to ▁try , ▁kiss es ▁him , ▁and ▁leaves . ▁Ne ville ▁goes ▁to ▁his ▁prison ▁window ▁and ▁sees ▁the ▁inf ected ▁st aring ▁back ▁at ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁hat red ▁and ▁fear ▁that ▁he ▁once ▁felt