This document outlines an integrated mathematics unit on statistics based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the Pendulum". The unit aims to determine if Poe's prisoner would have had enough time to escape from under a swinging pendulum. Students collect data on pendulum lengths and periods to formulate an equation. Applying this to the 30-foot rope in the story, students find the prisoner would have had 78 seconds to escape, giving him plenty of time. The unit covers statistical concepts like standard deviation and is designed to help students meet proficiencies in reasoning through statistics, communicating information mathematically, and taking responsibility for learning.