when carella is leaving the precinct, he finds a reporter, savage, waiting for him. he asks carella his thoughts on who the killer might be, stating that everything is off the record. carella reveals that - due to the evidence collected from bush's murder - the police now knows certain attributes of the killer, i.e. weight, profession, and build. carella leaves telling savage that he is going on a date with his girlfriend, teddy. the next day we find out that savage has published the conversation between him and carella, including teddy's name and address.