The Undertaker is next seen biking towards the town of Backwater. He pulls out a measuring tape and stretches it over the corpse- after a few seconds, the screen flickers to black and white, and a massive pair of black wings are seen stretching from the Undertaker's back before the screen cuts to black. The Undertaker is then seen standing by the man's body. He begins to inch his way back off of the pole, but the beams break, sending the man to fall to his death. The man lets out a gasp as he spots the crows, implying he knew their meaning that the man was going to die.
Suddenly the poles' support beams begin to creak, the man pauses, and a flock of crows settle on the telegraph opposite him. There is then a sudden cut to the Undertaker riding his bike, and then back to the man, who has finally climbed up the pole and is attempting to fix the wires. The short film begins with title, then cuts to a man attempting to fix what appears to be telegraph wires by cautiously climbing up the pole to adjust them. It is interesting to note that the Undertaker's spectacles glow white, whereas every other character, with a few exceptions, has gaping black pits for eyes. In the film, he wears a suit, dress shoes, a top hat, round spectacles, and a medallion. The Undertaker appears to have his movements heralded by flocks of crows, which have long been considered as symbols of death. After a few seconds, the camera shudders into black and white, and a flickering set of massive wings momentarily appear on his back. This theory is best reinforced in two points during the film when upon approaching a corpse, the Undertaker kneels down, stretches open a measuring tape, and measures the corpse. While his identity is not openly given in the film, it is heavily implied that the Undertaker is actually Death in the form of an undertaker, hence the name.
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