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The Silence of the Lambs Scene 2 Summary

  • Clarice speaks with Dr. Chilton at the Baltimore State Forensic Hospital.
  • "He's a monster. A pure psychopath," he says about Hannibal Lecter.
  • Then the sleazeball flirts with Clarice, asking her if she's staying in Baltimore overnight. (Maybe they could go see a John Waters movie together.)
  • She declines his advances, so he leads her to the cells, spouting off the rules along the way:
  • Do not touch the glass.
  • Do not approach the glass.
  • Pass him nothing but soft paper, no pencils or pens.
  • No staples or paper clips.
  • Use the sliding food carrier.
  • If he passes her anything, she is not to accept it.
  • The reason for all these rules is because when Lecter complained of chest pains, and a nurse leaned over him, he chewed off her face and ate her tongue.
  • Alrighty then.