The quote in xroads.virginia.edu in paragraph 11 it says “There entered three men, who introduced themselfs with perfect suavity, as officers of the police”. It tells that in the house it was the murderer and the police officers and its according to the topic because the murderer was feeling threatened that the police were searching for the old man because he didn't want the officers to know that he killed the old man. There's a quote in xroads.virginia.edu in paragraph 14 it says “They heard!, they suspected!, they knew” It tells that it's the murderer and his neighbors in the neighborhood and its according to the topic because the murderer was feeling threatened that the neighbors were going to report that he killed the old man. The quote in xroads.virginia.edu in paragraph 5 which says “It nothing but the chimmey--it is only mice crossing the floor. It's telling that the old man is saying that he’s alone in his room and its according to the topic because the old man was feeling threatened because he was worried that someone was about to kill