will graham! remember me? freddie lounds? i covered the lecter case for the tattler. i did the paperback.  !
when did they call you in, will? what have you got?
come on, graham?! talk to me!
how does this guy compare with lecter? how does he do them?
will, listen.
how does he rate compared to dr, hannibal lecktor?
how long will you stay in washington?
i want shots with me and graham together .
c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. you want this to look real, don't you?
was i in an accident?
my back hurts, my skin. did i get burned? i hope to god i'm not burned.
let me lie down. listen, i want to call my office. my god, i'm in a stryker frame. my back's broken. tell me the truth.
what am i doing here?
i don't want to know.
yes .
i'm very scared.
yes .
i don't know.
i'd do a big story. anything you want to say. describe you any way you want or no description!
no. i don't want to see you.
oh my dear god jesus.
turns away. the shape of dollarhyde passes behind his head. the kimono is on again.
yes .
yes .
yes.
staring in horror. we will not see the rest of the slider.
yes .
yes .
oh, god.
please, no.
not me.
yes.
god, no.
no.
didn't take off the mask. please, god, let him not take off the mask. if he comes back with it off, i'm dead.
'i have had a great privilege. i have seen with wonder the strength of the red dragon. all i wrote about him before was lies from will graham. he made me write them. now i understand. 'will graham: you will learn from my own lips how much you have to dread. because i was forced to lie, he will be more merciful to me than to you. 'i will be a testament to the truth, now. about his work. about his becoming.'
you'll let me go now?
absolutely,
go 'head and kill 'ee, you 'astard! you rot in 'ell. rot in 'ell!