Perry is worried about the newspaper report of the murders because he believes that he’s a medium and that the Kansas City Star article is not a good sign.

To prove that he's skilled at sensing trouble, Perry tells Dick about his brother. Perry’s brother, Jimmy, had a jealous relationship with his wife. The jealousy reached a point that Jimmy couldn't bear. One day, Jimmy shot himself. One week before Jimmy shot himself, Perry told his dad, “Jimmy’s dead.”

The newspaper article provokes similar feelings. It activates what Perry refers to as his “extrasensory perception.” He has a “premonition” that the article is a “trap.” The article mentions the lack of clues or motivation. Perry is mostly worried that the investigators do have clues and that the article is intentionally relaying misinformation.

Conversely, Dick is confident that they will get away with the murders. For Dick, the article is evidence of their criminal acumen. Dick does not feel that the article is a trick or a sign of calamity. He takes the article at face value.

Dick dismisses Perry’s more intuitive reading of the article. He tells Perry, “Get the bubbles out of your brain.” Unlike Perry, Dick is confident that they will get away with their murders. “We scored. It was perfect,” he tells Perry.

Yet Perry remains unconvinced. His doubt makes Dick quite angry. He is so visibly upset by Perry’s reaction to the article that Perry thinks that the two of them might have a physical altercation.