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Mike breaks into Amanda's apartment.

She shoots him as he is trying to explain to her the truth about Roman and Margaret.

Frankie shows up.

Amanda tries to shoot him but the gun misfires.

Frankie slaps Amanda unconscious and prepares to shoot her ( in the mouth, so it looks like suicide ), but Mike rouses himself and stabs Frankie with the scissors ( placed in his hand by Frankie to incriminate him ).

Pete shows up with a pizza and tries to prevent Mike from what he thinks he's doing — killing Amanda — but he quickly realizes it is Frankie who intends to do the killing ( who now has got hold of Mike's gun ).

After a brief standoff, Amanda stabs Frankie in the back with the scissors.

Enraged, Frankie ( whose stutter has returned ) removes the scissors and lunges at her and Mike, but Mike moves a giant sculpture made of scissors directly into his path to impale him.

Roman and Margaret kiss, and the scene fills with color as the shot fades to Mike and Amanda kissing.