The last page of the manuscript received by Poe appears to have been a photocopy. Rampo seems to know why, but there are still more mysteries surrounding the death of the author.
If you were the one who'd killed him,
،إن كنت من قتله
Wärst du der Täter,
wäre nicht nur der Trick,
Il t’aurait fallu copier le mobile
comme le mode opératoire.
Se lo avessi ucciso tu,
Se tivesse o matado, não teria copiado
só o truque da trama, como o motivo.
Если ты убийца, способ и мотив полностью
совпадают с тем, что было в книге.