Pesky Unread Mail Count in Mac Mail

I tried everything to get rid of the unread mail count because clearly I didn't have any unread mails.

Well it just happens that there were a couple of emails that were in conflict (who knows with what) and this was causing the unread mail count to display.

To solve this I did the following.

1. Choose "Mailbox -> New Smart Mailbox" from the mail applications menu bar.
2. Set the rule in the New Smart mail box to match only unread emails

3. Click the "OK" Button.

You should now be able to find any unread emails.