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The Silence of the Lambs Scene 23 Summary

  • The rest of the FBI shows up, and Catherine, with Precious the dog, is retrieved from the hole.
  • Flash-forward to Clarice graduating from the academy and receiving her badge.
  • A fancy cake with the bureau's logo on it is served for dessert. Yum, cake.
  • Clarice hasn't even had a slice when she gets a phone call.
  • On her way to the phone, she thanks Crawford and shakes his hand.
  • He tells her that her father would have been proud.
  • Clarice grabs the phone. It's a familiar voice. Dr. Lecter.
  • "Have the lambs stopped screaming?" he asks.
  • He won't tell her where he is, but he does say he doesn't plan on visiting her personally.
  • He says the world is ore interesting with Clarice in it.
  • "I'm having an old friend for dinner," he says, watching Chilton get off a plane.
  • Lecter hangs up the phone, and follows Chilton into the crowd.
  • The end.