The Plot Thickens

A new character has been introduced to the plot by the name of Wells. He seems to be a sort of hit man, or an unofficial detective, hired by a client to find his 2 million dollars, and perhaps to kill Chigurh, the scary guy. It's not quite clear at this point. Moss, the protagonist, is knocked out, and wakes up in a hospital, I believe, with Wells standing over him. Wells then tells Moss about Anton Chigurh, the man who has been chasing after him. This was one part of the story that really stood out to me. Wells's description of Chigurh is intriguing to say the least. "You can't make a deal with him. Let me say it again. Even if you gave him the money he'd still kill you. Just for having inconvenienced him." Incredulous and cocky, Moss denies that Chigurh could be that terrible, or that he would even be able to find him. Wells is persistent, and insists that men like Chigurh will stop at nothing to kill. He warns that Chigurh might go to Odessa to attempt to kill Moss's wife. Moss puts on a tough persona and continues to deny that any harm could come to him or his wife. "You might think you're cut out for this, but you're not," Wells says to Moss.

After this section of dialogue between Wells and Moss is over, another fascinating scene involving the character of Chigurh occurs. Chigurh had been shot in the leg, and drives away to a small town, spilling blood all over the car seats. When he gets there, he finds a store that sells basic supplies and he buys some cardboard, scissors, tape, and some cotton. He then proceeds to go to a drugstore in the same town, and, instead of going into the store and even just shoplifting, he decides to take the supplies he had just bought and use them as a means of lighting on fire the gastank of a random vehicle parked outside the drugstore. The car blows up as he limps in, and he is able to find a packet of syringes, a bottle of Hydrocodone tablets, and some other pain killers. No one payed him any mind, or even saw him, because of the flames outside and at the front of the building. I just really thought that characterized him perfectly as a sick, heartless killer who feels no guilt whatsoever over the destruction and death that he causes.