 The original studio synopsis for the film however stated that Mike and Velda  manage to survive; this is confirmed by the screenplay, which includes two  additional scenes at the end. Moreover, the original trailer, included as a  bonus both in the US laserdisc edition and in the UK "Elite Collection" video  version, featured a brief shot showing Mike and Velda in the water on the  beach, apparently after escaping their doom. This led critics and film  historians to believe that the film originally included a longer ending that  was cut for unknown reasons (for censorship purposes, to make viewers believe  that Mike died too as retribution for his violent behaviour, or even simply  because of a mistake in the editing room) and prompted a search for the  missing footage.