Hall barges his way into Griffin's room with bill in hand. Griffin explains his money will be forthcoming. He explains he is working and pleads for a little more time, undisturbed. Griffin admits he had an accident that disfigured him and it affected his eyes. Hall won't budge, so Griffin turns hostile. He tosses Hall out of his room and down the stairs. Bruised and bleeding, Hall comes to in the arms of his hysterical, shrieking wife.
The police are summoned. Constable Jaffers (E.E. Clive) is surrounded by the townsfolk. He asks what's all this and is told the stranger with the goggles has gone mad, assaulted Mrs. Hall and nearly killed Mr. Hall.
Jaffers pulls out his baton and walks upstairs, followed closely by several men. Jaffers confronts Griffin.
He intends to arrest Griffin, but Griffin threatens, "All right you fools. You've brought it on yourselves...now you'll suffer for it! You're crazy to know who I am, aren't you? All right, I'll show you."
Griffin proceeds to remove his false nose, and then his goggles. The head under the bandages is hollow.
Next he removes the bandages, laughing maniacally.
Jaffers observes, "Look. He's all eaten away."
They all run from Griffin's room. Jaffers and a few men return to his room, but all that is visible is a shirt bobbing in the air. Griffin explains that all that was needed is a few chemicals mixed together, "Flesh and blood and bone just fade away." Jaffers closes the door, but Griffin takes the window to exit the room.
Jaffers runs to the window, but to his surprise, Griffin taunts him, "Think I'd escape like a common criminal? You need a lesson. I think I'll throttle you." Griffin beats up the men guarding the door, then escapes downstairs knocking the grandfather clock over in the process. He steals a bicycle and rides off, and then menaces the townsfolk with pranks.
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