-SoonafterGogolsdeath,BinhnameshimguiltyforthedeathsoftheCossacksandtheyoungwomenatthehandsoftheDarkHorseman,sincehewastheonewhoorderedthemtobehiddeninthebarn.Bomgartisunabletoperformapost-mortemanalysisontheGogolsbody,whileVakulasdaughterVasilina(whosecretlyhasmagicabilities)proclaimsdenialaboutGogolsdemise.