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HANNIBAL

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EXT. BEDELIA’S HOME OFFICE - AFTERNOON 1 1 1

CAMERA PROWLS outside REVEALING BEDELIA DU MAURIER and

HANNIBAL LECTER inside through the large windows.

INT. BEDELIA'S HOME OFFICE - AFTERNOON 1 2 2

Bedelia sits opposite Hannibal.

HANNIBAL

Will Graham is troubled.

BEDELIA

And that troubles you beyond professional concern for a patient.

HANNIBAL

I see his madness, and I want to contain it. Like an oil spill.

BEDELIA

Oil is valuable. What value does

Will Graham's madness have for you?

HANNIBAL

You suggesting I'm more fascinated with the madness than the man.

BEDELIA

Are you?

HANNIBAL

No.

Bedelia studies the simplicity of Hannibal's reply, allowing her silence to coax more out of him.

HANNIBAL (CONT’D)

Will realized early on that he saw things differently than other people. Felt things differently.

BEDELIA

So did you.

HANNIBAL

I see myself in Will.

(CONTINUED)BEDELIA

Do you see yourself in his madness?

Hannibal considers his answer before speaking it.

HANNIBAL

Madness can be a medicine for the modern world. You take it in moderation, it's beneficial.

BEDELIA

You overdose and there are unfortunate side effects.

HANNIBAL

Side effects can be temporary. They can be a boost to our psychological immune systems to help fight the existential crises of normal life.

BEDELIA

Will Graham doesn't present you with problems from normal life.

HANNIBAL

No, he doesn't.

BEDELIA

What does he present you with?

HANNIBAL

The opportunity for friendship.

A simpler answer than she was expecting.

BEDELIA

He's still your patient, Hannibal.

When it comes to Will Graham, if your impulse is to step forward, force yourself to take a step back.

HANNIBAL

And just watch him lose his mind?

BEDELIA

Sometimes all we can do is watch.

OFF Hannibal, uncomfortable with that prospect...

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HANNIBAL - PROD. #112 - DBL GREEN Collated 4/27/13 2.

CONTINUED: 2 2GEORGIA MADCHEN'S P.O.V. - HYPERBARIC CHAMBER 3 3

The interior of the HYPERBARIC CHAMBER RACKS OUT OF FOCUS as

CAMERA FINDS WILL GRAHAM approaching in hospital attire, pulling his wheeled IV STAND, which leads into his arm.

We are --

INT. HOSPITAL - GEORGIA MADCHEN'S ROOM - NIGHT 1 4 4

Will presses the intercom to speak with Georgia: