Chapter 34 Summary

Graham and Crawford discuss a profile of the killer in the courtroom Graham has taken over. Graham is distracted, annoyed at Crawford for taking him from his examination of the evidence to create the profile; however, it is Crawford's bosses who want the profile. There are only ten days to go before the killer will strike again, before the next full moon.

Chapter 34 Analysis

As the deadline looms, both Crawford and Graham are becoming tense and short tempered. Graham wants this killer caught, but only his way. Crawford is a "by-the-book guy," who knows it has to be done by FBI rules.