haʊˈɛvɚ, ɡˈɪvən ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ˈɛndɪŋ æz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ dˈɑːktɚ. ˈeɪtʃ., mˈætθɛiz fˈeɪlɪɹ tə sˈɑːlv ðə kɹˈaɪm ɚɹˈoʊz sˈoʊlli bɪkˈʌz əvən ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ˈæksɪdənt — ɐ kəmplˈiːtli ɹˈændəm twˈɪst ʌv fˈeɪt ðæt hæd nˈʌθɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪð ˈiːðɚ hˌaʊ klˈɛvɚli ðə pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪɾɚ kəmˈɪɾᵻd ðə kɹˈaɪm ɔːɹ ˌɛni lˈæk ʌv kˈɑːmpɪtəns ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈætθɛi æz ɐn ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɚ.
However, given the actual ending as related by Dr. H., Matthäi's failure to solve the crime arose solely because of an automobile accident — a completely random twist of fate that had nothing to do with either how cleverly the perpetrator committed the crime or any lack of competence on the part of Matthäi as an investigator.