kroenen cautiously leans over the pit. he can't hear a sound.
kroenen goes to cut the rope.
hellboy climbs out and sits. sees kroenen's blade embedded in the floor. holding it: the prosthetic hand, still ticking.
hellboy peers down. still alive, kroenen frees one arm, slicing through his own ropy bicep.
manning sits down, bandaging his injuries. hellboy kneels down.