Full trash emptying, iPhoto '11

Hi!
I have the issue with the trash of iPhoto '11. I have removed all photos from its trash and now it is showing me that trash contains 1 photo. I empty the trash one more time, but it is no effect.
How can I force deleting 1 photo? iPhoto can not show me this photo, but it say, that it is.

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.

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