Distraught at Toombes' angry reaction, Ellen returns to her room, where a masked man in dark garb, similar to Dr. Death's attire, approaches her with a knife. An apologetic Toombes comes in shortly after, only for her severed head to fall from her shoulders when he touches her. Though he is acquitted of the crime, Toombes' career is destroyed as he spends several years in a mental hospital, where even he is not sure whether he killed Ellen or not.
Ellen, upset by Toombes' anger, goes to her room and is attacked by a masked man dressed similarly to Dr. Death.  Toombes enters shortly after, only to find Ellen's severed head fall from her shoulders when he touches her. Despite being acquitted of the crime, Toombes suffers career ruin as he spends years in a mental institution where he doubts whether he killed Ellen or not.