In section 3 of In Cold Blood Capote spends time explaining what Perry and Dick are doing right down to the moment when they get caught. After surviving one interegation where both Perry and Dick were told that they made a mistake and that there was in fact a witness, Perry and Dick show little emotion on the outside but on the inside are questioning this. Dick thinking to himself thought about when the investigators said witness how they didn't mean eyewitness but rather just a person claiming to no exactly what happened-- Floyd Wells. Although Floyd does have the story and the facts correct, because he was the reason this event occured, Dick was not concerned. HE said to himself, "The sonofabitch was probable expecting some fancy reward--a parole or money, or boht. But hell would freeze before he got it. Because a convict's tattle wasn't prooof. Proof is footprints, fingerprints, witnesses, a confession" (227). This quote shows some dramatic irony. We as the reader know that the police force does in fact have footprints of which match Dick and Perry's shoes exactly. A few pages later, Capote continues with how the second interogation played out. In it Nye stumped Dick. Nye says , "The first one was they left a witness. The second--well, I'll show you" Capote goes on to explain that "Rising, he retrieved form a corner a box and a briefcase, both of which he'd brought into the room at the start of the interview. Nye continues by saying," This is a one-to-one reproduction of certian footprints found near Mr. Clutter's body. And here are the boots that made them. Your boots, Dick." (229) I think this moment is rather important because at this moment Dick probably realizes the jig is up and that him and Perry are going to go to jail. The proof of Dick knowing that a) they screwed up and b) they were going to pay for it was when Dick said, "It was Perry. I coudn't stop him. He killed them all." (230) Although this statement may be more or less true it shows that Dick is fearful of what will happen next and he was going to try to not have to find out.