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Aggravation In Al Dewey's In Cold Blood

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Al Dewey, in In Cold blood, published in September 25, 1965, is displaying exasperation and aggravation towards not being able to acquire sufficient evidence to help solve the case. His emotions are described as being “tense” and “frustrated”. Al waits for the call that will aid him in his search for the murderers. In Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were brutally murdered; Al Dewey was one of the officers on the case.
The detail increases the sense of exasperation Al feels towards the situation. Al was “too tense to sleep”. He is neurotic and therefore has had lack of sleep because of his waiting for something new to come up. The story also mentions that he felt he was “going down a blind alley towards the blankest of walls”.
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