The policeman turns back to offer help and leaves the criminal to escape.Holding onto the creaking and collapsing gutter, the hanging man is frozen by his fear of heights (acrophobia).Without a voice-over narrative, the audience is allowed to follow he point-of-view experiences of the detective and conclude what hey want about his search for solutions to the confused puzzle.The allusion to traveling ""North"" by Northwest (airlines) seems to be the most probable explanation for he film""s title.Thorin and Gandalf each claimed an Elf-wrought blade, respectively:Thorin - a single-edged weapon (with a curved pommel), Orcrist (translated as "the Goblin Cleaver")Gandalf - a two-handed weapon, Glamdring (translated as "Foe-Hammer")Along side the two blades was a third short sword known as Sting, given by Gandalf to Bilbo.