the sun is warm, lighting the day in a beautiful glow. it is a dangerously stark contrast to the scene unfolded before the young agent clarice starling. there is so much blood, so much carnage, so much death. what the fuck could have happened here? who could be capable of such a thing? in short; it was a vampire. however, the entirety of the story is far more complex than that -- much more inconceivable.
the badge and gun latched to her belt felt far heavier than they usually did. it was probably a manifestation of the weight of responsibility she felt then -- responsibility to the victims, the ones dead and living alike. those screaming lambs would return to her until this case got closed -- no sleeping tonight. starling looked from the dead bodies surrounded by yellow tape to the seemingly young woman to the left of the scene -- blood drenching her clothes.
she could not tell. she also did not know which way she would prefer it, something which was a bit unsettling to her. perhaps lecter was deeper in her head than she believed once? jack crawford gave his teams their tasks, assigning starling to talk to the unfamiliar woman. a breath she takes before pulling out her pda and identification, going to her.
"hello, ma'am. . . i'm agent starling, with the fbi.
can i ask you a few questions?"