Mail application will not close OR force quit

I own a macbook pro running mountain lion.  The problem is that my mail application says its open but i can't find a way to close it or force quit it.  Is there any way to stop this bcause it won't let my computer shut down because mail is open. Thanks.

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I suspect you may have created some directory problems (on top of the existing problems) when you shut down your computer with applications still active. A second time won't matter. After the shutdown, restart holding down the Shift key until the log-in screen appears (above the Log-in screen you'll see "Safe Mode". After the log-in completes, go to the Finder: In your HD>Library, look in the Startupitems folder for any odd items. If anything is there, let me know what is installed.
If nothing odd there, then restart the computer, except this time hold down the P/R/Command/Option keys until you hear 3 chimes. Then release the keys to continue to the log-in etc.
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