æt ðə nɑːvˈɛləz ˈɛnd, dˈuːɹənmˌæt ˈɔfɚz tə ðə ɹˈiːdɚɹ ɐn ɪmplˈɪsɪt ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒmənt ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌvðɪ ˈiːz dʒˈɛʃə ɐm hˈɛlɪtʃʔˌn̩ tˈæɡ vˈɜːʒən ʌv mˈætθɛiz stˈoːɹi, baɪ hˌævɪŋ dˈɑːktɚ. ˈeɪtʃ. ɛksplˈɪsɪtli mˈɛnʃən ðætðə tˈeɪl ʌv mˈætθɛi wʊd mˌeɪk ɐ pˈɜːfɛktli sˈuːɾəbəl ˈɛntɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə ʒˈɑːnɹə ʌv dɪtˈɛktɪv fˈɪkʃən, ɪf ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈɛndɪŋ wɜː tʃˈeɪndʒd sˈʌtʃ ðætðə kˈɪlɚɹ ɚɹˈaɪvd fɔːɹ hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt wɪð ˈænɪmɚɹi ænd fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ mˈætθɛiz tɹˈæp.
At the novella's end, Dürrenmatt offers to the reader an implicit acknowledgment of the existence of the Es geschah am hellichten Tag version of Matthäi's story, by having Dr. H. explicitly mention that the tale of Matthäi would make a perfectly suitable entry into the genre of detective fiction, if only the ending were changed such that the killer arrived for his appointment with Annemarie and fell into Matthäi's trap.