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Chapter Twenty Five: The Always Sneaky Dr. Lecter.
"Ashley wake up." Will says reaching back to shake the girl.
"I'm up." She makes out the numbers on the clock. 7:02
"What did you get lost?" She quips. "That should not have taken an hour and a half."
"This is the dead end of Oak." He says ignoring her smart ass comment.
"Turn on your brights. And follow that old trail."
"Juuuu eeeez this roaaad is buuumpy." Will jokes overacting the part a bit.
"Turn left." Ashley says. "Bingo."
The three get out of the car and they follow Ashley up the steps of the cabin. She gets an eerie feeling when she puts her key in the door and realizes it is unlocked. Ashley lets the Graham's inside and tells them she'll be right back. Starling locks herself in the bathroom. Thoughts rush through her mind.
"Is Lecter inside?" Maybe.
"Why would he leave the door open?" Good question.
"Did he know I would open the door?" Of course.
"Was he giving me a sign that he knew I would recognize?" Probably.
She opens the bathroom door and tries to act normally but glances around the cabin. Ten bucks he's hiding in my closet. She thinks to herself. Starling finds Will and Molly in the kitchen, Will is on his cell phone.
"Well here's the game plan. Your bodyguard hasn't left FBI HQ yet so he is going to stay the night. Molly and me are going to stay here with you." Uh oh. She thinks. Lecter probably wasn't expecting two people in the house. Separate them she thinks.
"Eddie's bed is a single so one of you will have to sleep in my room or on the couch."
"I'll sleep on the couch." Will volunteers.
"I am so sorry to ditch you guys but I am exhausted. G'night." Starling says praying that Lecter isn't in Eddie's room or the front closet.
She grabbed her PJs and went into the bathroom and looked behind the shower curtain, in the laundry hamper (even though Lecter wouldn't be able to fit she wasn't taking chances) Using the excuse that the blankets were in Eddie's closet she got a chance to look in Eddie's room for Lecter.
She carefully checks under her bed. No Lecter. She eyes her closet but doesn't say a word. She flips her light off and closes her eyes.