— a ▁cor pse ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁It ▁is ▁Arm strong . ▁Miss ▁Clay th or ne ▁pull s ▁out ▁the ▁gun , ▁now ▁certain ▁that ▁Lomb ard ▁is ▁the ▁k iller . ▁He ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁his ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁Charles ▁Mor ley , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁Lomb ard ▁was ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Mor ley ▁has ▁a ▁flash ▁of ▁insight ▁and ▁ur ges ▁V era ▁to ▁shoot ▁him . ▁ ▁Miss ▁Clay th or ne ▁fires ▁and ▁Mor ley ▁dro ps . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁m ansion , ▁she ▁finds ▁a ▁no ose ▁h anging ▁in ▁the ▁par lor ▁and ▁disco vers ▁who ▁O wen ▁is : ▁Qu inn c annon , ▁very ▁much ▁alive . ▁The ▁judge ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁all ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁had ▁searched ▁for ▁perfect ▁justice . ▁After ▁learning ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁termin ally ▁ill , ▁he ▁con co cted ▁this ▁plan . ▁He ▁persu aded ▁Arm strong ▁to ▁fake ▁his ▁( Qu inn c annon ' s ) ▁death , ▁supposed ly ▁to ▁help ▁catch ▁O wen , ▁then ▁murder ed ▁Arm strong . ▁He ▁tells ▁Miss ▁Clay th or ne ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁either ▁hang ▁herself ▁or ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁gall ows ▁( as ▁the ▁only ▁possible ▁perpet r ator ). ▁He ▁drink s ▁poison ed ▁whis key , ▁and ▁Mor ley ▁suddenly ▁appears ▁behind ▁him . ▁V era ▁missed ▁the ▁shot ▁intention ally . ▁See ing ▁a ▁shadow ▁by ▁the ▁door , ▁they ▁think ▁that ▁it