The next-door tenant, rost, is furious that he has been unable to find Hortense. He thinks Hortense's behavior is cowardly, impulsive, and cowardly. He is also angry that Hortense is offering a reward for anyone who can find him. . The tenant of room 1308, raven, is also furious because he has encountered Hortense calling for help. He turns and leaves, but he does not find the murderer. He has two secrets: One is that he is suffering from "intermittent myocardial ischemia," a condition in which the heart stops beating when the heart is in a "pseudo-death state." The other is that, in a small hole between room 1304 and room 1303, he has stuffed a piece of paper into the hole. He does not want to know the murderer's identity, and he reluctantly accepts the end of his life. When he awakes, he looks through the hole, but faints because of his anxiety. In order to punish Hortense, he forges 14 pictures of the scene, but they are quickly spotted.