The Feeling of being Helpless
The police came in and cuffed Dr. Lecter, and lifted Clarice from the bed and into a stretcher. Dr. Lecter slowly started to regain concious although he was still to badly injured to do anything. The bullet came close to hitting his heart. Clarice was strapped to the stretcher and taken out. She slowly woke up, maybe Hannibal was a little too gentle on the blow. She watched as they drug him away from her. He was hurt badly, and she wanted to help him, but she knew that is not what he wanted. This had to be the worst feeling ever to Starling...the feeling of being so helpless. He was so close to her and so far at the same time. That is the last thing she remembered before they put her back to sleep.
"She was drugged again...her prints were all over the gun.", said one officer.
"You think maybe she really was on our side and this was Lecter's doing?", said another.
"Possibly, all the evidence points to it."
"Its probably best we take them to two different hospitals completely."
"Agreed."
A man had been watching all these events transpire in his car. "Fucking Barney can't keep them quiet for five minutes until I show."
Hospital visit
Clarice awoke in a white room, and agents were looking down at her. There were three of them her boss, Mapp, and another one she couldn't identify. Pearsall was the first to break the silence.
"Starling?"
"W...what?", said Clarice still groggy from the drugs.
"I am sorry I ever doubted you. You really did shoot him didn't you?"
Clarice could have cried at that moment but she didn't. She knew he set the scene, he went to hell for his Beatrice. I can't believe he done this to me...I geuss I should just play the good agent until I figure out what his whole plan is.
"Yeah."
All Pearsall done was nod and then walked out with the other agent she didn't know. Mapp was the only one who remained behind. Ardelia hugged Clarice.
"How did he really get shot?"
Ardelia chocked, "He took a bullet that Barney intended for me....that bastard nursey sold Dr. Lecter to someone and was going to blame it all on me."
"I need to go see him now."
"No. You can't, listen to me even though the police don't have cuffs on you, they are still watching. They think you still have something to do with this."
"Shit."
"But I'll deliver the message."
"What?!"
"He took a bullet for me, I geuss I owe him one."
"Thank you."
Clarice told Ardelia all she wanted Dr. Lecter to know. She wanted him to stay at a distance for now since she was guarded, but soon they would escape to the place he had planned. Ardelia left the room nodding to the two officers standing by the doorway as she moved on and out of the building. The walk was long and she passed the time by looking at the gray and white tiles on the hospital floor. Little did Starling or Mapp know someone had all ready gotten to Dr. Lecter.
*The other hospital about 20 miles from Clarice's*
Dr. Lecter was hooked up to a machine with an IV in his hand, both his hands and legs are cuffed to the bed. The bleeding had stopped and the bullet taken out. The FBI are always chasing me and when they finally have me they can't kill me, they have to do it themselves. I will have to make it back to Clarice soon before I get to prison. I can move maybe later tonight when I am free. The door creaked and dissrupted Hannibal's thinking. A visitor? the guards must have left or maybe they are waiting at a distance. No point in guarding a wounded man who can't move very well. The footsteps were heavy and the figure was dressed in a nurse's uniform, but it was easy to tell he wasn't part of the normal staff. The figure was none other than Will Graham.
"Dr. Lecter, look at you, you look pathetic or dare I say, helpless?"
"Will, so nice to see you again.", Lecter put on a friendly smile.
"You know when I saw the news I thought this was the perfect oppurtunity. You see I have been waiting for a while, to get just you and I alone. And when I met Barney I knew he was my key to you."
"I'm flattered."
"I heard about Starling, I never thought you were capable of compassion."
"Leave her out of this Will."
"Why? Isn't she the one who put you in this situation?"
Hannibal remained silent. Both my hands and legs are cuffed to the bed, there is nothing I can do in this situation...unless he gets close enough.
"So, now what Hannibal? Can't run from me, and no one can save you.", Will pulled out a gun from underneath his garments.
Will stopped at the sudden sound of a gun cocking behind his back, "Don't move asshole.", said Ardelia.
"What are you doing? Has he gotten to you too?"
"Shutup and drop your weapon.", Will dropped the gun and put his hands behind his head.
"Now what? You wouldn't shoot me that would send a mess of guards in here and you looking pretty suspicious."
"I don't have any intentions of shooting.", she stated as she brought the back of her gun to his head. She then dragged him into the bathroom, cuffed him to the toilet, and ran back out to Hannibal who was lying there watching her.
"I owed you one, and I am just returning the favor."
"I appreciate it. But I don't think that is the only reason you are here."
"No, Clarice wanted me to tell you not to get too close to her, she is guarded. She also wanted me to tell you to meet her at the spot you had picked out before the capture."
"Thank you, however I refuse to leave the US without her."
"It would only be for a while, then she would follow."
"No, I don't want anything happening to her. I can't watch her get into trouble, I will stand by her, even if it costs me my life."
"I see.", said Mapp stunned by his words.
She saw at that moment, a man and not a monster everyone described him as. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a makeshift cuff key. She walked up to him and gave him the key, and as their hands connected she told him, "Then I geuss you are making a promise to me right now....that you will protect her."
"I am sending someone in to arrest Will now, so you might want to wait until later to break out.", she added before leaving the room.
Hannnibal stared at the ceiling while muttering,"I promise."