Chapter 38 Summary

Dolarhyde does not go to work Monday. Dolarhyde is extremely upset that he and the Dragon are not one anymore, but two. In a panic, Dolarhyde goes to a hotel and attempts to hang himself in the bathroom in the belief that his own death is the only way to save Reba from the Dragon's horrendous torture. However, Dolarhyde has another idea before he can go through with the suicide.

Dolarhyde goes back to his house and searches through his drawer for the keys to a footlocker he keeps downstairs, moving quickly to keep the Dragon's voice from talking him out of his actions. The phone rings while Dolarhyde is searching. Reba heard he was ill and wants to come take care of him, but Dolarhyde talks her out of it. Dolarhyde opens the trunk that holds dynamite and a valise full of...