Chapter 48 Summary

Reba wakes to Dolarhyde wiping her face with a wet rag. Dolarhyde asks her if she knows where she is. Reba answers "yes," she is outside on the ramp. Dolarhyde makes her take the key and go back to the bedroom, then put the key back around his neck. Dolarhyde then shows Reba that he has a shotgun. Dolarhyde tells Reba that he enjoyed their night together and does not want the Dragon to hurt her; therefore, he must stop it. Dolarhyde is crying. Then, the shotgun explodes. At first Reba is not sure if she is hurt. When Reba realizes she is unharmed, she smells smoke and knows the room is on fire. Reba crawls around the room to find Dolarhyde. When she does, she takes the key from his neck, despite the horrific mess the shotgun blast made of his head...