In “The Answer,” the feelings of the reader and those of Dewey overlap to a considerable degree. Just as Dewey has become obsessed with learning exactly what happened to the Clutters, the reader has also become invested with finding out what took place that tragic night. In “The Last to see Them Alive,” Capote purposely omits the murder scene, leaving the reader in suspense as to what occurred on the night of November 14, 1959. To now hear the details of the murders stir conflicting emotions for both Dewey and the reader. Although there is some compassion aroused for Perry due to his tragic life and his own empathy for his victims, there is also an intense revulsion towards him for the murders that he has committed. Upon hearing Perry’s confession and detailing of the murders, Capote says that Dewey looked at Perry “without anger-with, rather a measure of sympathy-for Perry Smith’s life had been no bed of roses but pitiful…” (246). Dewey had earlier suspected that one of the killers had some empathy for his victims, which is now confirmed by Perry’s story. Perry goes out of his way to make his victims comfortable. When he ties Mr. Clutter’s hands and feet, Perry asks him if the rope is too tight. Perry even provides a mattress box for Mr. Clutter to lie upon in the basement. As Perry states, “Well, I didn’t feel I ought to ask him to stretch out on the cold floor” (241). When he locks Mrs. Clutter in the bathroom, Perry places a chair in there so she could sit down. After tying Kenyon to a coach, Perry puts a pillow under Kenyon’s head so he will be comfortable. Once he Nancy ties up on her bed, Perry pulls the covers up for Nancy as if he is tucking her in. Furthermore, Perry prevents Dick form raping Nancy, warning Dick he would have to kill him first. Even though Dewey feels sympathy for Perry, there is a limit to it. As Capote says, “Dewey’s sympathy, however, was not deep enough to accommodate either forgiveness or mercy. He hoped to see Perry and his partner hanged-hanged back to back” (246). I find myself feeling similar to Dewey. Perry’s tragic life, coupled with his empathy for his victims, does elicit some sympathy for Perry. Yet, like Dewey, I find it hard to forgive Perry for the murders of the Clutter family, and feel that he deserves to pay the price for what he has done.