Roger Martin, an inspector involved with the inquest, informs Hunton that a thorough inspection of the mangler revealed no problems with it, and that the machine is equipped with safety measures designed specifically to prevent exactly what happened to Frawley; the accident that killed her should have been impossible.
Witnesses report that the mangler could not be shut off, even after its fuses had been pulled, and that the strange incidents involving the speed ironer began about a week before Frawley's death, when young worker Sherry Ouelette accidentally cut her finger and spilled her blood on the machine.
They are concerned that the ingredients used in the summoning might include belladonna (referred to in Jackson's archaic texts as "the hand of glory"), which would call a significantly stronger demon, but they discount this possibility as the plant is not indigenous to the area.
Martin picks up the telephone, but before he can call anyone, he realizes from the increasingly loud metallic sounds outside and the scent of blood in the air that the mangler has already broken free of its moorings and is now roaming the streets in search of prey.
This story was adapted for the screenplay of a 1995 film (directed by Tobe Hooper) of the same title, though the brevity of the source material required significant additions not present in the original tale.