Hannibal Lecter Transcripts: Hannibal S1E7

Woman: It's been too long since you've properly cooked for us, Hannibal.

Hannibal: Come over and I will cook for you.

Woman: I said properly. Means dinner and the show. Have you seen him cook? It's an entire performance. He used to throw such exquisite dinner parties. You heard me. Used to.

Hannibal: And I will again, once inspiration strikes. I cannot force a feast. A feast must present itself.

Woman: It's a dinner party, not a unicorn.

Hannibal: Oh, but the feast is life. You put the life in your belly and you live.

Woman: I believe this young man is trying to get your attention.

Hannibal: Hello.

Franklyn: Hi. It's so good to see you. This is my friend Tobias.

Hannibal: Good evening.

Woman: How do you two know each other?

Hannibal: There should remain some mystery to my life outside the opera.

Franklyn: I'm one of his patients.

Hannibal: Did you enjoy the performance?

Franklyn: I did. I loved it. Every minute.

Tobias: His eyes kept wandering. More interested in you than what was happening on stage.

Hannibal: Oh, don't say too much. You must leave something for us to discuss next week. Franklyn, good to see you.

Franklyn: You too.

Hannibal: Tobias.

Hannibal: Who's hungry?

Hannibal: Good morning. Please come in. Would you like to discuss our chance encounter?

Franklyn: It wasn't altogether by chance. I kind of... kinda thought you'd be there... which isn't why I was there. I-I... I was there because I like that sort of thing. Uh, it just occurred to me that... that you might like it too.

Hannibal: In fact, I do.

Franklyn: I tried to get your attention.

Hannibal: I was aware of that.

Franklyn: I knew that you were aware, even though you were pretending that you weren't.

Hannibal: It would be unethical to approach a patient or acknowledge in any way our relationship outside this room until that patient gives consent.

Franklyn: But I really don't know who you are outside this room.

Hannibal: I'm your psychiatrist.

Franklyn: I want you to be my friend.

Hannibal: Of course you do. I have intimate knowledge of you.

Franklyn: And we like the same things. I think that we would make good friends. It makes me sad that I have to pay to see you.

Hannibal: I am a source of stability and clarity, Franklyn. I'm not your friend.

Franklyn: I'm a great friend. I was listening to, uh, Michael Jackson last night, and I burst into tears, and... my eyes are burning right now just talking about it. You know what I think is the saddest thing about him dying is that I will never get to meet him, and I feel like if I was his friend that I... I would have been able to... help save him from himself.

Hannibal: In this Michael Jackson fantasy, how is your friendship returned?

Franklyn: I just get to touch greatness.

Bedelia: Hello. Come on in. This always goes better if I'm perfectly honest with you.

Hannibal: What would be the point otherwise?

Bedelia: Well, one of us has to be honest.

Hannibal: I'm honest.

Bedelia: Not perfectly.

Hannibal: As honest as anyone.

Bedelia: Not really. I have conversations with a version of you and hope that the actual you gets what he needs.

Hannibal: A version of me?

Bedelia: Naturally, I respect its meticulous construction, but you are wearing a very well-tailored "person suit".

Hannibal: Do you refer to me as "person suit" with your psychiatrist friends?

Bedelia: I don't discuss patients with my psychiatrist friends, especially since I only have one patient who chose to ignore my retirement.

Hannibal: A patient who wears a person suit.

Bedelia: Maybe it's less of a person suit and more of a human veil. That must be lonely.

Hannibal: I have friends. And the opportunities for friends. You and I are friendly.

Bedelia: You are my patient and my colleague, not my friend. At the end of your hour, I will pour you a glass of wine. Nevertheless, you will be drinking it on the other side of the veil.

Hannibal: Why do you bother?

Bedelia: I see enough of you to see the truth of you. And I like you. Red or white?

Hannibal: I think something pink, don't you?

Hannibal: Good evening, Will. Please come in.

Will: Oh, you've been drinking.

Hannibal: I had a glass of wine with my last appointment, yes.

Will: Drinking with a patient.

Hannibal: Ah, she was drinking with a patient. I have an unconventional psychiatrist.

Will: Well, we have that in common.

Hannibal: Am I your psychiatrist, or are we simply having conversations?

Will: "Yes" I think is the answer to that.

Hannibal: Then having a glass of wine before seeing a patient, I assure you, is very conventional. Especially for evening appointments.

Will: Huh. How long have you been seeing a psychiatrist?

Hannibal: Since I chose to be a psychiatrist.

Will: Thank you.

Hannibal: I read the Freddy Lounds article. Chesapeake Ripper has struck again.

Will: No, no, no. No, it's not the same guy.

Hannibal: Maybe it's never been the same guy.

Will: Oh, what, now he has a friend?

Hannibal: Any variations in the murder that might suggest there could be more than one Ripper?

Will: Some variations.

Hannibal: The victims were all brutalized. What was the brutalization hiding?

Will: The careful surgical removal and preservation of vital organs.

Hannibal: Valuable organs.

Will: Organ harvesters?

Hannibal: Jack's looking for a serial killer he can't seem to catch. It's a brilliant diversion.

Will: That's an interesting theory. I will keep it in mind if another body drops.

Hannibal: Please do.

Doctor: Any other infections?

Hannibal: You seem convinced I'm diseased.

Doctor: I was asking a broader question. A disease is an infection. An infection isn't always a disease.

Hannibal: That is true.

Doctor: You should just tell me now, because I'm going to find out, and it will affect your insurance if you lie.

Hannibal: May I ask for your business card, please, for my records?

Hannibal: Do you need a hand?

Doctor: I think I must have hit a rock or something. It gouged my gas tank. Have we met before?

Hannibal: I've been unspeakably rude. I haven't offered you a drink.

Alana: I appreciate beer more than wine.

Hannibal: It's not what you appreciate; It's that you appreciate. A compromise? Beer brewed in a wine barrel. Two years. I bottled it myself.

Alana: I'm impressed. A cabernet sauvignon wine barrel.

Hannibal: I love your palate.

Alana: I love your beer. I taste oak. What else do I taste in there?

Hannibal: I will only answer that yes or no.

Alana: Are you serving this at your dinner party?

Hannibal: No. This is your reserve.

Alana: My own private reserve? Why, thank you.

Hannibal: I'm curious about something. Are you purposefully avoiding the subject of Will Graham?

Alana: Absolutely.

Hannibal: Not on my account, I hope. I'm happy to get your perspective.

Alana: No, it's on Jack Crawford's account. I don't want any information about Will that I shouldn't have as his friend.

Hannibal: Did Jack ask you to profile the Ripper?

Alana: Not since I consulted on the case with Miriam before she disappeared.

Hannibal: Crawford's trainee.

Alana: Yeah.

Hannibal: Very sad.

Alana: You had me examining PhD candidates that week.

Hannibal: And I'm grateful you were examining PhD students and not the Ripper. You realize those candidates thought we were having an affair. Why didn't we?

Alana: You were already having an affair. Will does that too, you know.

Hannibal: What? Have affairs?

Alana: Flirtatiously change the subject. You have that pathology in common.

Hannibal: Or we just have you in common. I recall even before I met Will, you never spoke about him.

Alana: Probably because I just want everybody to leave him alone. It's not even about Will. Jack's obsessed with the Chesapeake Ripper and he's grooming Will to catch him.

Hannibal: And I sincerely hope he does.

Hannibal: Good morning. Please come in.

Franklyn: I discovered that we are cheese folk. I saw you shopping for cheese. I didn't say hello, because you were so uncomfortable the last time that I did.

Hannibal: This city is very small.

Franklyn: Yes. José's. José's has the best selection of artisanal cheeses in Baltimore, city or county. Cheese is my passion. You ever heard of Tyromancy?

Hannibal: Divination by cheese.

Franklyn: It was my gateway to cheeses. It was like a magic 8 ball that you can eat. Tobias, he, um... He doesn't eat dairy.

Hannibal: Do you desire Tobias sexually?

Franklyn: No. God, no. Uh... no. Not to be defensive. I just, um... I mean, don't get me wrong. I was in a "fraternity". I-I-I tried things, you know? Uh, um... It's just not my brand.

Hannibal: You care deeply about Tobias despite differences. He's your best friend, but you're not his.

Franklyn: Well, it's sad when you say it like that.

Hannibal: You often worry about being alone?

Franklyn: I worry about hurting. Being alone comes with a... A dull ache. Doesn't it?

Hannibal: It can.

Abigail: It's better that it's just the two of us.

Hannibal: (Distant Voice) Will?

Abigail: Dad.

Will: Yes?

Abigail: There's someone else here.

Hannibal: Will? Will? I have a 24-hour cancellation policy.

Will: What time is it?

Hannibal: Nearly nine o'clock.

Will: Oh, God, I'm sorry.

Hannibal: No apology necessary.

Will: I must have fallen asleep. Was I sleepwalking?

Hannibal: Your eyes were open, but you were not present.

Will: Jeez. I felt as if I was asleep. I need to stop sleeping altogether.

Hannibal: Best way to avoid bad dreams. Well, I can see why you have bad dreams.

Will: What do you see, doctor?

Hannibal: Sum up the Ripper in so many words?

Will: Choose them wisely.

Hannibal: Oh, I always do. Words are living things. They have personality, point of view, agenda.

Will: They're pack hunters.

Hannibal: Displaying one's enemy after death has its appeal in many cultures.

Will: These aren't the Ripper's enemies, these are pests he's swatted.

Hannibal: Their reward for their cruelty.

Will: Oh, he doesn't have a problem with cruelty. Their reward is for undignified behavior. These dissections are to disgrace them. It's... it's a public shaming.

Hannibal: Takes their organs away because, in his mind, they don't deserve them.

Will: In some way.

Hannibal: What's this?

Will: It's Jack Crawford's trainee. She's not like the other victims. The Ripper had no reason to humiliate Miriam Lass.

Hannibal: Seems to me he was humiliating someone.

Will: Yeah, he was humiliating Jack.

Hannibal: Did it work?

Will: I'd say it worked really well.

Jack: Will. There you are. And Dr. Lecter. What a surprise. We have a lead. Would you care to, uh, help us catch the Ripper?

Hannibal: How could I refuse?

Beverly: Jack. If the ambulance radio is on, I can use a DF sweep to find it.

Jack: Good.

Hannibal: This is very educational.

Jack: Show me your hands!

Mr. Silvestri: I can't.

Jack: Show me your hands!

Mr. Silvestri: He'll die.

Jack: Dr. Lecter! I need you to assess the situation here, doctor.

Hannibal: He was removing his kidney. Poorly. I can stop the bleeding.

Jack: Do it. Have you got it?

Hannibal: I've got it.

Jack: Mr. Silvestri, put your hands behind your head and exit the vehicle slowly. Do it. On the ground. On your knees.

Hannibal: I have a butcher who carries sow's blood. Centrifugate... Separate the matter from the water... Creates a transparent liquid. Serve with tomatoes in suspension and everybody will love the sweet taste. Are you sure you can't stay?

Will: Uh, I don't think I would be good company.

Hannibal: I disagree. But before you go, what became of Mr. Sylvestri's donor?

Will: You saved his life.

Hannibal: Been a long time since I used a scalpel on anything but a pencil.

Will: Why'd you stop being a surgeon?

Hannibal: I killed someone... or, more accurately, I couldn't save someone. But it felt like killing them.

Will: You were an emergency room surgeon. It has to happen from time to time.

Hannibal: It happened one time too many. I transferred my passion for anatomy into the culinary arts. I fix minds instead of bodies, and no one's died as a result of my therapy.

Will: I have to go. I have a date with the Chesapeake Ripper.

Hannibal: Or is that rippers?

Will: Devon Silvestri was harvesting organs, but not with the Ripper. There's no connection between them.

Hannibal: Jack must be devastated.

Will: I imagine he is.

Will: Enjoy the wine.

Hannibal: Thank you.

Hannibal: Before we begin, you must all be warned: nothing here is vegetarian. Bon appétit.