Lecter arrives at the Memphis airport and Senator Martin watches him disembark from the plane. Crawford calls and urges the Senator to speak with Clarice before her interview, but the Senator refuses. She promises Crawford full access to Lecter if his information isn’t helpful. Chilton and the troopers secure Lecter in a nearby office, and Senator Martin paces with impatience. Chilton removes Lecter’s hockey mask with a flourish, making the Senator question Chilton’s intelligence.

Lecter begins to offer information to the Senator, but Major Bachman of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation interrupts him. Lecter retreats into his mind until the Senator dismisses everyone from the room. Refocusing his attention, Lecter asks a painful personal question before returning to his task. William “Billy” Rubin—the false name Lecter gives for Buffalo Bill—is a former patient who gloated about his murderous hobbies. Lecter gives an accurate physical description and links “Billy” to Klaus’ murder, adding that the man had elephant ivory anthrax. The Senator sets up temporary arrangements for Lecter, including a phone and music.

Gumb sits in his pitch black basement wearing military-grade night vision goggles to watch his moths. The basement is a maze of “rooms from other lives, that Gumb hasn’t opened in years” (203).