Chapter 47 Summary

The FBI has gotten a list of all the male employees of Gateway who drive vans. The list includes twenty-six names. When the news comes in that Ralph Mandy has been shot, no one knows who the man is. However, the personnel director's secretary mentions seeing Reba getting into Dolarhyde's van and expresses concern for her. Graham grabs on to this information and goes to search Dolarhyde's office. When he finds denture adhesive and the time and date of a flight to Atlanta written on a calendar, Graham knows Dolarhyde is the Tooth Fairy.

Chapter 47 Analysis

Foreshadowing from many previous chapters is satisfied when Graham finally finds a name for his killer. The suspense is building now, the reader curious if Graham will make it to Dolarhyde's house before he kills Reba in yet more foreshadowing from the previous chapter.