Chapter 3

In this chapter we are told the motive for the killings and how the two men are caught and arrested. The motive comes from an old cell mate of Dicks's. He remembers that Dick told him there would be a safe in the office of Mr. Clutter. The two men are caught in Las Vegas for the stolen car they were driving. They believe they are only being arrested for the petty crimes of bad checks and stolen cars, but they are soon to find out they are indeed murder suspects in the case.