The night proves to be even more eventful, due to the attempted poisoning of Floyd's mother's nurse and the subsequent murder of his mother. Ultimately, Detective Vance is able to solve the murders. He lures the murderer into revealing himself and gathers photographic evidence of him trying to push the detective off of the garden balcony.
As the night unfolds, it becomes even more dramatic, with a plot twist involving the attempted poisoning of Floyd's mother's caregiver and the subsequent murder of his mother. Detective Vance eventually uncovers the truth by cleverly manipulating the killer into making a mistake, which is then captured on film as he tries to push the detective off the balcony.