Help me empty trash, adobe flashplayer installer .dmg in use

i attempted to update my adobe flashplayer because i was prompted, but then became skeptical, and moved it to the trash. now i can't even empty it out of the trash. i get a message that tells me "The operation can’t be completed because the item “AdobeFlashPlayerInstaller_15au_ltrosxd_aaa_aih.dmg” is in use." ... i know i was just in the very first stages and i did not complete the download or update. i want that file out of my computer. how do i do this? please and thank you

What is supposed to happen when I hold down the option key and click on Empty Trash in the finder?  It seems that Empty Trash is frozen now.  Here's a screen shot. 
I had to force quit finder because it was still frozen after 10 minutes.  I decided to do without the blight on humanity that is Adobe Flash Player and I'm trying to rid my hard drive.  If this isn't going to do any harm (although it's impossible to locate it) I'll just leave it.
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