Chapter 36 Summary

Beth Lieberman, a 29-year-old reporter for the L.A. Times, has been contacted by the Gentleman Caller, Los Angeles' serial killer, with his sixth "diary" installment detailing the location of his latest murder victim. The victim is a 14-year-old Japanese girl. Her body is found in Pasadena. The Gentleman Caller left his signature and fresh flowers with the body. The Gentleman Caller chose to communicate with Lieberman because of an article she wrote about mail-order pornography. He chose her to be a liaison with the citizens of the "City of Angels." The editorial board of the newspaper decided to publish each of his diary entries partly because the Gentleman Caller threatened additional killings if the diaries were not published. In one diary entry, he wrote, "I am the latest, and I'm by far the greatest." The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department...