Chapter Eight: Embarrassing moments
The room lightens up as Lecter lights many candles. There are no windows, and the only exit is the locked door behind Lector, Ashley notes this. As the room brightens up completely, all candles lit, Ashley and Lecter stare at each other for a moment.
"You look so much like your mother. Your eyes especially. " Lector says touching Ashley's face. She doesn't jerk away at his touch just averts her eyes from his gaze.
"I'm sorry, it's just-----"
She cuts him off "I know, you loved my mother, if you want to admit it or not you loved her, even though I was ten I saw it in the way you looked at her, and I look like her, it's ok, forget it ever happened."
"I swear I won't do that again." Lecter says making eye contact.
"You don't have to be embarrassed Dr. Lecter. It's alright."
Lecter pats down Starling and scans her with a metal detector. No words are spoken until he returns the scanner to his bag and turns back to Ashley.