The psychiatrist woke up earlier than usual the next morning, due to lack of sleep; the thought that the face he wore was not his own scared him deeply and did not allow him to close his eyes. It was almost as if he were in an endless, surreal, irrational, nightmare.

Alas, Lecter still had to continue on with his business, and endure seeing patients.

He got out of bed, and started his morning ritual of getting ready; unclothed, stepped into the shower, washed his hair and torso, and quickly stepped out of the shower- no dallying. Then, he wrapped a towel around himself and stepped in front of the mirror to brush his teeth and prepare his hair for the day. But, as soon as the doctor saw "himself" in the mirror, he quickly ran out of the bathroom and into the kitchen to grab a plastic bag to cover up his reflection and complete his morning routine.

Once at his office, Lecter acted out an inner monologue: that the events of yesterday had not phased him, and he was as good- if not better than usual.

This was not true, and Lecter knew it.

'Who was this man in the mirror? What did he want? Is that really me?' Lecter thought to himself for the remainder of the day whilst serving patients- to whom he was miles away from. He finally "awoke" once Ms. Crawford's appointment time arrived.

Ms. Crawford intrigued the doctor greatly: she was mysterious, secretive, subtle, and manipulative- all qualities the doctor knew he possessed. Even though the doctor couldn't care less about Jack or about his relationship with his wife or the red-headed temp that Hannibal had killed, he cared- no, was concerned- for the fate of Ms. Crawford.

In the midst of Hannibal contemplating his feelings about Bella Crawford, he realized it was 12:30, ten minutes after her appointment began. He quickly got up form his desk, and opened his waiting room door to greet her.

"Good Morning, Dr Lecter," She said, her words cascading him like silk.

She was wearing a black, slimming dress, and a black sunhat(?), with a black veil over her face.

"Hello, Ms. Crawford," Hannibal replied.