 All known copies in circulation of "Kiss Me Deadly" end rather abruptly: we  see the wounded Mike Hammer stumbling through the beach house looking for his  partner Velda, and then theres a couple of brief shots of the house  exploding and burning, with "The End" superimposed on the final shot. The  music is cut off instead of fading out and the screen turns black: it looks  like Mike and Velda died in the blaze.