DISCLAIMER: I don't own any characters in this story which belong to Thomas
Harris. I'm just writing fan fiction and I don't get any pay to do this so
please don't sue!
WRITER'S NOTE: Ok, this is my first attempt at a Hannibal fan fiction so I would really like to know what you think of it. Please review it and I'll write more soon. Don't be put off by the ordinary beginning of this piece, it will heat up a bit later on.(not in an R-rated way though! he he!)
The End of the Beginning
By Jane S.
Chapter 3: Morning Sun
Her undying curiosity kept her up most of the night and she woke up later than usual when the newspaper boy came around on his bike. She picked up the mail from the hallway's floor and the daily paper from outside.
The headline read "The End of the Beginning? A promising career goes down for Special Agent Clarice Starling after an encounter with the man who set it off" The next letter was from the FBI offices and she knew exactly what it said before even opening it.
She looked through her mail: an advertisement, a brochure, a letter… that had his unmistakable handwriting on it. She could feel the content was thin. Carefully opening it she pulled out a single note that said:
Dear Clarice,
This letter is going to be short because what I must say is brief. Tell me, Clarice, what will you do now that the people you worked so hard to please have turned away from you? Take whatever task they throw at you? Or will you rebel against the law you stood for all these years? I will be looking forward with anticipation on your decision.
Or do you believe that may be all the trouble can be spared if you prove yourself worthy once again? They will welcome you back to your fold. Oh no, this is not to capture me. Unfortunately you will have to wait a while longer for that victory, it is not as easy to win, Clarice, but I am sure you will pursue it.
Now then, the reason for this letter… I know you need a helping hand, so to speak, but of course you'd never ask me, so I believe you will find numbers 4 and 5 interesting. Well I think I have been generous enough.
H. L.
PS. I thoroughly enjoyed reading endless articles about the turn of your career. A few of them even go on to state that you aided the escape of a 'criminal'. Is that true Clarice? That you unknowingly let me escape? Please do tell me. Ta ta.
She read over the letter again and pondered at what he meant by 4 and 5. Was that his surprise when she'd figured it out? She looked back at her mail and picked up the newspaper again and started flicking though the pages. A large photo caught her eye. She read the heading. "Man thought to be deceased murders again". She looked down and found the pages to be 4 and 5. She quickly scanned over the article until Dr Lecter's name caught her attention.
"After the cannibal, Dr Hannibal Lecter ate Lerry's wife, the man ended up in an asylum for the insane after the trauma. The doctors were then mistaken by his calm behavior and released him. In less than 3 months he took the life of his first victim…"
She absorbed the information and searched the article once more.
"FULL NAME: Lerry Plance
LAST SEEN: Athens, Greece"
After considering her options she went over to the phone and started dialing…
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Part 4 will take me slightly longer but if you keep those reviews coming in I'll be forced to finish it soon! lol – Jane S.
WRITER'S NOTE: Ok, this is my first attempt at a Hannibal fan fiction so I would really like to know what you think of it. Please review it and I'll write more soon. Don't be put off by the ordinary beginning of this piece, it will heat up a bit later on.(not in an R-rated way though! he he!)
The End of the Beginning
By Jane S.
Chapter 3: Morning Sun
Her undying curiosity kept her up most of the night and she woke up later than usual when the newspaper boy came around on his bike. She picked up the mail from the hallway's floor and the daily paper from outside.
The headline read "The End of the Beginning? A promising career goes down for Special Agent Clarice Starling after an encounter with the man who set it off" The next letter was from the FBI offices and she knew exactly what it said before even opening it.
She looked through her mail: an advertisement, a brochure, a letter… that had his unmistakable handwriting on it. She could feel the content was thin. Carefully opening it she pulled out a single note that said:
Dear Clarice,
This letter is going to be short because what I must say is brief. Tell me, Clarice, what will you do now that the people you worked so hard to please have turned away from you? Take whatever task they throw at you? Or will you rebel against the law you stood for all these years? I will be looking forward with anticipation on your decision.
Or do you believe that may be all the trouble can be spared if you prove yourself worthy once again? They will welcome you back to your fold. Oh no, this is not to capture me. Unfortunately you will have to wait a while longer for that victory, it is not as easy to win, Clarice, but I am sure you will pursue it.
Now then, the reason for this letter… I know you need a helping hand, so to speak, but of course you'd never ask me, so I believe you will find numbers 4 and 5 interesting. Well I think I have been generous enough.
H. L.
PS. I thoroughly enjoyed reading endless articles about the turn of your career. A few of them even go on to state that you aided the escape of a 'criminal'. Is that true Clarice? That you unknowingly let me escape? Please do tell me. Ta ta.
She read over the letter again and pondered at what he meant by 4 and 5. Was that his surprise when she'd figured it out? She looked back at her mail and picked up the newspaper again and started flicking though the pages. A large photo caught her eye. She read the heading. "Man thought to be deceased murders again". She looked down and found the pages to be 4 and 5. She quickly scanned over the article until Dr Lecter's name caught her attention.
"After the cannibal, Dr Hannibal Lecter ate Lerry's wife, the man ended up in an asylum for the insane after the trauma. The doctors were then mistaken by his calm behavior and released him. In less than 3 months he took the life of his first victim…"
She absorbed the information and searched the article once more.
"FULL NAME: Lerry Plance
LAST SEEN: Athens, Greece"
After considering her options she went over to the phone and started dialing…
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Part 4 will take me slightly longer but if you keep those reviews coming in I'll be forced to finish it soon! lol – Jane S.