Chapter 5.
Calleigh sat on the plane next to her father she looked out of the window thinking, picturing his face in the white clods thinking of him and let out a frustrated sigh.
"You wanted to marry him?" said Kenwall.
"Huh, of course not. I don't even like him," she said still looking out.
"You can't fool anyone, you want him," said Kenwall.
"No I don't, he's stupid, he just bugs me," she said with a sigh, still not facing her father.
"Bet you already had planned to ask him to move in," he said.
"I had not, we hadn't been together that long and he's not the one for me, he will never be," she said still looking out as her tears started to fall.
"You have been together almost a year and you loved him long before that, bet you only didn't know that," he said.
"No I didn't, he can…" she stopped.
"Have you told him?" he asked with a sigh.
"Doesn't matter, he did as every other man, he hurt me and I want nothing more to do with him, so just drop it," she said silently, she still didn't turn to face her father afraid he would see her tears, but she already knew he knew that she was crying.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn and so strong all the time?" he asked.
"Only way I know how to survive," she answered.
"It's not the way, it's not a harm to let someone near and let them see the real you," he said.
"It is when it always ends up with me getting hurt, I knew I should never let him that close I hate him so," she said.
Kenwall dropped the subject and read a book for the rest of the flight as she continued to look out feeling crushed and confused.
Some hours later Calleigh were sitting in the apple three with the case files when Dave come up to her and said, "You're the only one that brings work when you are of work."
"I know, but I wanna catch this killer really badly, but no profiles fit to him," she said.
"Mind if I take a look?" he asked.
Calleigh handed him some papers and said, "Go ahead."
"Calleigh, is this a cannibal?" he asked.
"Yeah think so," she said and wondered about what DocL had said about cannibalism.
"Because you know there is a cannibal on the loose right?" said Dave.
"I didn't and how do you know?" she asked confused.
"Been chatting with a girl in the FBI and she knows a lot of things among other things that this guy Hannibal the cannibal Lecter escaped with this other FBI agent ages ago and is still on the loose, he's really smart and very dangerous," said Dave.
"Hang on if he run ages ago, why start to kill again now, and how old is he?" she asked.
"Bet round seventy five or something, and how should I know, he could have been active the whole time only no one knew or he killed another place than the states and now he's back," said Dave.
"How did you even meet his chick and know that she tells the truth?" Calleigh asked.
"On a chat room for police officers and I have visited her and says so. He is still on the most wanted site as no one managed to capture him. As for the girl he ran off with a Clarice Startling I don't know," he answered.
"Any chance we can get a hold of her?" Calleigh wondered.
"Doubt it since no one knows where she's at, but do you wanna look at this Lecter guy?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said.
"Hang on I'll get you some printouts," he said and went up to the house to come back shortly after and hand her some papers.
Calleigh quickly read through and said, "He doesn't look that bad though."
"He's a cold blooded killer," said Dave.
"He may be so but bet he only ate the ones that deserved it," she said.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Dave asked looking a bit shocked on her.
"Need to check the case files, but really he's kinda handsome and smart to, so he can't be all bad," said Calleigh thoughtfully.
"Have you completely lost it, he's a dangerous and rootless killer that will eat everything in his way," said Dave.
"Nah not the people he care about," she said.
"He can't care about anyone he's a psychopath," said Dave.
"Hey what if he and this Clarice girl broke up and he's killing to feel better?" she suggested.
"You're bloody insane next thing you'll say cannibalism isn't bad," he said.
"Well pends on the situation," she said.
"How so?" he asked.
"What if you could eat only the people you felt were bad to society that no one would miss like for instance criminals, hookers and stuff like that, I mean we put them in jail every day, what if they simply just vanished instead, it would save us money and…" she stopped since it occurred to her what she was saying and how Dave looked at her and added, "I was just a though, I didn't eat anyone."
"Do you know where he is?" Dave wanted to know.
"How should I know that when I hadn't even heard of him before you showed him to me?" said Calleigh offended.
"It just sounded like…. never mind," he said.
"Wonder where this Clarice is?" she said thoughtfully.
"Yeah what happened to her is a question," said Dave.
"I could get online here with my laptop right?" she said.
"Of course," he said.
"Good because there is someone I need to talk to," she said.
"Horatio," he said.
"No another man," she said and went inside, while he stood back looking confused after her.
DocL: Good morning Calleigh.
Lamb-chop: Good morning doctor Lecter.
DocL: How do you know that is my name?
Lamb-chop: Just guessing, but it is you, isn't it?
DocL: I really couldn't answer that.
Lamb-chop: I understand, can I ask you something else?
DocL: Of course.
Lamb-chop: You said you were in the United states right?
DocL: I am.
Lamb-chop: And you broke it up with your girl not to long ago, any idea where she's at right now?
DocL: I left her in Europe to go back, huge fight as you know. I rather not talk about it.
Lamb-chop: I know, you poor thing.
DocL: I'm okay or starts to be, so where are you at the moment?
Lamb-chop: I'm at home with my brothers and mum and dad.
DocL: A little vacation to figure things out?
Lamb-chop: Yes and my brother mentioned a cannibal on the loose. He's a cop and got a girl in the FBI.
DocL: Ah so that is why you asked for my name, but if I said that that was my name would you go after me?
Lamb-chop: I don't know if it would be a good idea…
DocL: Do you want to meet me?
Lamb-chop: Maybe, but not if it leads to…
DocL: You don't want me in jail.
Lamb-chop: Yes, I meant no, I mean yes.
DocL: You sound confused, what are you so confused about?
Lamb-chop: I don't know. It's so many things at the moment.
DocL: So do you want to meet me and talk?
Lamb-chop: Mind if I think about it?
DocL: No, not at all, take your time, so what are you going to do today?
Lamb-chop: I don't really, oh no I have to go, shit, talk to you later.
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