Chapters 33, 34 and 35 Summary and Analysis

In the early morning hours of February 11, 1978, Ted is caught while attempting to unlock a Toyota parked near the house of his victim Cheryl Thomas. The police officer spots the stolen license plate (13-D-11300) inside the car and Ted vows no knowledge of the plate. When the officer returns to his squad car to check on the plate, Ted runs away into the darkness. The next day the officer will learn about the search for a stolen white van; very possibly the white van with a flat tire parked behind the Toyota he had seen in his encounter with the man and the stolen license plate.

Ted treats himself to a nice dinner with stolen credit cards on the night of February 11 and leaves Tallahassee for good the next morning, skipping out on two months rent due to his...