Clarice finds a cocoon in Kimberly’s throat, which she takes to entomologists Pilcher and Roden to identify. Clarice examines the body of Kimberly Emberg, noting changes in the killer’s behavior that align with Lecter’s theories. When Buffalo Bill’s newest victim washes up in the Elk River, Crawford invites Clarice to fingerprint the corpse. Clarice returns to Lecter for more information, but Lecter wants to discuss Buffalo Bill. Tracking down the lead, Clarice finds the preserved head of “Klaus”-a lover of Lecter’s former patient and victim-in a storage unit. Lecter refuses to complete her questionnaire, but when another inmate assaults Clarice, Lecter gives her a clue to follow. At the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Clarice meets the arrogant administrator Dr. As his personnel are busy working on the investigation of Buffalo Bill, Crawford asks Starling to help complete the FBI’s profiling database by interviewing imprisoned serial killer Dr. The book opens with Agent Jack Crawford pulling Clarice Starling out of training for a special assignment.
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