IN COLD BLOOD SECTION. 11

Terence Stevenson

Destiny Cruz

SECTION: THE ANSWER

CHARACTERS

Dick

Perry

Nye

Detective Dewey

Clarence Duntz

Roy Church

Bobby Rup

WHERE

Beginning: Miami

Middle: Las Vegas

End: Garden City, Kansas

CONFLICT/IMPORTANT EVENTS

With no money Dick and Perry head back West in search for work. As they

pass through Texas they pick up two hitchhikers, a young boy and his lame

grandfather. Dick and Perry get into an argument over what to do with

their two passengers when suddenly the young boy asks Dick to stop the

car. The men are amazed at the boys ability to find the cans in the snow.

Dewey receives a call that a fellow police officer spots the license plate

number of the stolen truck in Las Vegas, after Perry picks up mail from

Mexico City to his old hotel. In the police station Dewey, Nye, Duntz, and

Roy are preparing to question Dick and Perry. The two men believe they

are being questioned for passing ‘hot checks’.

CONFLICTS CONT.

Nye and Church question Dick. Dick tells them a bogus story of him and

Perry going to Fort Scott, the failure of locating Perry’s sister, and the

night spent with the prostitutes. Dick is proud in memorizing every place

and address they went to. However, Nye comes to the point where he

accuses Dick of the murders. Dick denies any involvement with the

murders but is visibly shaken up.

Duntz and Dewey question Perry. They come to the same conclusion as

Nye and Church. Perry becomes upset as he lies in the cell, as does Dick.

The next day, Dick breaks down when he is shown photographs of the

crime scene. Dick blames the murders, the actuall killings, on Perry.

CONFLICT CONT.

Perry doesn’t confess until Dewey tells him the

story about killing the black man. The story is

something only Dick would know of which proves

that Dick confessed. Perry then gives a full, detailed

confession. He ends his confession with saying that

He shot the two downstairs(Mr. Clutter and Kenyon)

and Dick shot the two upstairs(Nancy and Mrs.

Clutter)

SECTION: THE CORNER

CHARACTERS

Wendle Meier(assistant sheriff)

Josephine Meier(Wife)

Don Cullivan(Perry’s old army friend)

Floyd Wells

WHERE

Garden City Jail

Courthouse

CONFLICT/IMPORTANT EVENTS

While in Garden City Jail Dick makes a makeshift “shiv” and hides it under his

bed but Sherriff Meier finds it. Dick is portrayed as laid back and easy going as

he is reading books while in his cell.

Perry on the other hand dreams of his big yellow parrot coming to rescue him

from jail.(Man vs. Self)

The trial begins. There is a suggestion of change of venue by the state-appointed

counsel but are denied. The jury is selected on the first day as well. Perry pays

little attention as he reflects on the autobiography that the psychologist asked

him to write. Perry writes about the traumatic events in his life, Dick does the

same but is more casual. Dick pays some attention to the jury selection.

CONFLICTS CONT.

The next day, the state begins to present their

case. Witnesses are called to the stand. This is when

the prosecutors bring in Floyd Wells to testify

against Dick and Perry. Dewey is the last witness to

testify as his testimony is the most valuable.

When the defense forms their case the only

witnesses they have are the psychologist which

tested Dick and Perry while at the jail.