Argument between Mrs. Hall and the stranger about payment of bills - Mrs. Hall suspicious about the stranger' involvement in the burglary - also asks a few pertinent questions, how he entered the empty room and the noise constantly heard in his room - in utter frustration he revealed himself - removed the wrapper on his face - only a **** empty space - hat, spectacles, bandages when fully removed - the sight of a headless body sent people fleeing in horror.