Conspiracy

The next day, Pearsall confronted his two cronies, glaring daggers.

"You followed her home, and then she disappeared?" He seethed.

"Yes Sir, she didn't come out of her house this morning, and her car is still in the drive." Crony #1 said, feeling especially ashamed.

It's a well known fact that Agent Pearsall kicked a hole in the wall of his office at that. It's still there today, if you want to go look. It's also well known that Mr Tripp had Pearsall hauled off to the looney bin.

You see, Mr Tripp is a very trusted friend of Dr Lecter. He'd been the man to pull Starling out of the burning wreck of her car. He'd been the one who'd informed Dr Lecter of what had happened. It was he that Dr Lecter had gone to see on those two days of business. All in all, he played a rather important part in this tale, even if he only appeared twice.

If you look up to the sky, you'll see a jet coasting off due West. In First Class, you would see Dr Lecter sitting in an isle seat, holding a sleeping Clarice's hand. The picture looks so peaceful and serene. I would like to take a picture. But I'd better not. It might disturb a very happy couple, and I believe that's bad luck. So if you don't mind, I'll just sit here and watch them in all their peacefulness.