the narrators thinks the police are mocking him
the police knock at the door
the narrator hides the body
The narrator runs into the old mans room and kills him
narrator states the old man's eye bothers him
narrator continuously checks on the old man during the night
narrator states he wants to kill the old man
middle of the night
narrator insists he is not mad/insane
the narrator cannot stand the noise or ridicule
the narrator brings the police all over the house
the narrator confesses
House where the narrator and old man live
narrator
narrator cannot see the man's eye while he is sleeping
old man
The old man knows someone is at the door
narrator brags about how careful he is when opening the door
narrator checks on him every night for 7 days