The real culprit is definitely not Ivan the printer!

John 2022-03-25 09:01:09

The more I looked at it, the more I felt that it was Inspector Phil. The first time I suspected him, it was really a close-up of him opening his mouth to his teeth when he took out the bullet.
No matter how much reasoning, this is also the biggest evidence presented to those who do not believe. The teeth of the real murderer in the cellar are very clean and fine, especially "crooked". In particular, why did the camera give such a large close-up of these two places, and then Ivan's teeth were obviously loose, and they were not so compactly squeezed against each other.

1. The spring window from the window felt strange. At that time, Edgar Allan Poe was not well-known and did not sell well, but the detective was one of the early readers. Every time the plot follows, more on the one hand, it is led by Waltz, from the window to the blood plasma used for the performance, to the tongue in the seaman's wardrobe, the location of the buried body in the underground tunnel and the watch in the mouth, etc. Although this inference is weak, it is also considered. slight basis.
2. The killer (Ivan) and the inspector had several confrontations. The inspector blew out the lights in the sewer (the killer was already standing with the lantern at the time), indicating that the killer should have seen the inspector first but didn't shoot. Especially in the church at the end, where the killer shoots in the back, hitting only the most insignificant shoulder.
3. The detective shouted the maid's name as soon as he woke up after the operation (wake up), and this was the scene before and after. Immediately afterward, the newspapers and notes brought by the maid appeared in front of Po and led Po to the newspaper office.
3. When the killer (Ivan) finally communicated with Poe, the killer behaved like a retard (not like someone who has the scheming to play so many murder cases). The killer once smugly said "cutting my tongue is my only idea", implying that there are other people involved. The killer asked ""Whose world are we in now, yours, mine? ", Poe reluctantly replied "I really don't know the answer". Poe should have guessed that this is just a puppet.
4. Especially when the killer was finally leaving, "Mr. Renault's carriage has arrived" from outside the door. First, it's not that Renault Mr. "your" carriage has arrived. Second, when the inspector woke up and was about to come to the newspaper office, he called me a carriage first, and then he said to send a message to Barry (colleague) to go to the newspaper office. It was obvious that he was the first to go to the newspaper office. When people rushed to the newspaper office, "Mr. Reynolds' carriage has arrived" was the detective's response to the killer Ivan and escaped. "Renault" may be a code word that only the two of them knew. "Renault" Poe repeated it after hearing it, and immediately had an epiphany. Fell off the stool.
5. Why did Poe choose to come to the park alone after rescuing his fiancée, instead of waiting for the arrival of the detectives and telling the detectives directly. Instead, he escaped alone in a meaningful way, and then said a thought-provoking sentence "Tell Phil his last name is Reynolds", which is the last sentence of the protagonist. One, he had realized that the detective was Renault, the real murderer who responded to the killer, and told the detective euphemistically that I knew it all but couldn't do anything about it. Two, he didn't tell his fiancée or anyone else, he wanted to put an end to this and didn't want to add more danger to others. This also really shows Poe's wisdom and helplessness.
6. The point is, the doctor said he kept saying before he died, "Tell Phil, your name is Reynolds." The inspector didn't pay attention and didn't respond positively. Instead, he asked solemnly, "I would like to know the analysis results of his death." The doctor said that he could not find out. This question is really irrelevant for the detective to solve the case.
7. Finally, in France, Ivan told the driver that it was hard work before he got into the carriage. It should mean that someone was waiting for him. He also knew that he went straight to the carriage. When the inspector pointed the barrel of his gun at him, he said "Hello, Ivan" instead of "Hello, Reynolds." This inconsistency is as inexplicable as the real name of the real murderer who did not call the real murderer after a lot of hard work. Normally, he would say "Hello, Reynolds" to shock the suspect. The key point is that when Ivan saw the detective pointing a gun at him, what he did was to strangle the detective in anger. Anger is something to be pondered about. What's more, it was in France at the time. A foreign policeman came to France alone and dared to shoot directly (he was obviously going to shoot directly), and most of them came to murder and kill the mouth. The police did not think about arresting and wanted to shoot directly. , the criminal didn't even think about tying up his hands or grabbing the gun, but angrily trying to strangle the detective. The reason why the inspector sent Ivan out of the United States was probably because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to silence him in the United States.
8. In the basement, the lady in the coffin had a conversation with the real murderer, and the real murderer spoke in a very deep and low tone, with an abnormal tone. The printer Ivan and the young lady have no intersection in their lives, so they won't be so defensive. The inspector has many opportunities to meet with the young lady.

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Extended Reading

The Raven quotes

  • Detective Fields: [about the most recent murder] You must write it now. Every detail.

  • Edgar Allan Poe: I feel as if I've gone from author to character in one of my many tales. I'm as trapped and bedeviled as any of the hapless bastards I ever created.

    Detective Fields: I can appreciate that.

    Edgar Allan Poe: Regardless of what you think of me, Fields... I am a master of my art and I will not fail. Ever.

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