In Fahrenheit 451, Faber initially suggested that they plant books inside the homes of firemen and call in alarms on them. However, Faber deems this idea too risky and feels like they would be committing if they followed through with the plan. Instead, Montag agrees to give Faber money to travel to St. Louis, where he will begin printing books in secret. They never planned on it, but Montag ends up burning Captain Beatty to death with a flamethrower.
