Chapter 43 Chapter Forty-Two

Crawford stood alone in the middle of his study, his hands deep in his pockets, and he stood from twelve-thirty to twelve-thirty in the morning, thinking of ideas.He then sent a telex to the California Department of Motor Vehicles asking them to track down the motorhome that Dr. Lecter said Raspail had bought in California for his romance with Klaus. .Crawford asked the Department of Motor Vehicles to check for vehicle tickets issued to any driver other than Benjamin Raspail.Then, sitting on the sofa with a clipboard, he sketched out a provocative private ad for the major newspapers: A twenty-one-year-old model with a graceful demeanor, smooth and delicate skin, enthusiasm, a flower, looking for a man who appreciates both quality and quantity.I'm an advertising model for hand and cosmetics, you've seen me in a magazine ad and now I want to meet you.Send your photo in the first letter.

Crawford thought about it for a moment, crossed out "well-mannered" and replaced it with "full figure." His head drooped, and he dozed off.The green screen of the computer terminal reflected many small squares in his glasses.At this moment, motion began to appear on the screen, lines of text crawled upwards, and moving shadows appeared on Crawford's lens.Dozing off, he shook his head as if the image had tickled him. The text is like this: Memphis police found two items during a search of Lecter's cell. (1) The handcuff key is made temporarily from the barrel of a ballpoint pen.The incision was milled, and Baltimore was asked to inspect the hospital cell for traces of the manufacturer.Client: Memphis Agent Copley.

(2) A note dropped by the fugitive is floating in the toilet.The original is being sent to the Documentation Department (Laboratory).Text symbols to follow; Note: symbols have been dispatched to Langley City, Department of Codes - Benson. The text symbol appeared, slowly moving up from the bottom edge of the screen as if spying on something, the text symbol is like this: C33H36N4O6 The computer terminal beeped twice, and Crawford didn't wake up, but three minutes later, the phone woke him up.It was Jerry Burroughs from the National Crime Information Center hotline. "Look at your computer screen, Jack?"

"Wait a minute," Crawford said.OK, that's it. " "The laboratory has found it, Jack. It's the thing Lecter threw on the toilet steps. Those letters spell Chilton's name, and the numbers between the letters are biochemical - C33H36N4O6 - which is human bile The molecular formula of a pigment called bilirubin. The laboratory tells us that it is a major component of the color of the stool." "Damn it!" "You're right about Lecter, Jack. He's just messing around with them. Too bad for Senator Martin. Lab says bilirubin is almost the same color as Chil The exact same color as Ton's hair. They call this a humorous asylum. Did you see Chilton on the six o'clock news?"

"No." "Marilyn Sutter saw it upstairs, and Chilton was still blaring 'hunt for Billy Rubin'. Then he went to dinner with a TV reporter, and he was there when Lecter fled .This stupid ass is really stupid!" "Lecter told Starling to 'take it to heart' that Chilton didn't have a medical degree," Crawford said. "Yes, I saw it in the summary report. I thought Chilton was trying to fuck Starling, that's my opinion, but his dream was cut in half by her. He may be stupid, but his eyes don't." Blind. How about the kid?" "All right, I suppose. Tired."

"Do you think Lecter is playing with her too?" "Maybe, but we'll see if that's the case. I don't know what the hospitals are doing. I've been thinking I should check the court records; I don't want to have to go to the hospital. Tomorrow morning around ten o'clock If we still don't get any news, we'll go down the court route." "I said Jack... There are people outside you who know what Lecter looks like, right?" "certainly." "Do you know where he is laughing!" "Maybe he's been laughing for a while," said Crawford.