Manhunter Page #12

GUARD:

When we were cleaning out Dr.

Lector's cell, he heard us coming

and hid something in a book.. We

got him out of there and dug around...

Dr. Chilton reacts.

DR. CHILTON

(fast)

Do you have it?

50.

GUARD:

Yeah. It's right here.

Guard pulls three sheers of toiler paper with writing on them

out of his pocket. We HOLD ON it.

DR. CHILTON

is already dialling a number.

DR. CHILTON

Put it down on my desk blotter and

don't touch it again. Has anyone

else handled it except you?

GUARD:

No.

CUT TO:

INT. CRAWFORD'S OFFICE - NIGHT

Sarah answers the phone.

SARAH:

Special Agent Crawford's office.

In the b.g. all hell is breaking loose. Crawford and Graham

are both hollering into the phone at Freddie Lounds.

SARAH:

Speak up, please. I can hardly

hear you!

DR. CBILTON (V.O.)

(shouting)

I said I need to speak to Special

Agent Crawford or Mr. Graham.

Right away!

SARAH:

(holding one ear

closed)

I'm sorry. Special Agent Crawford

and Graham are tied up tight now.

Can I get them to call you back?

DR. CHILTON (V.O.)

(going nuts)

This is Dr. Chilton. At the

Chesapeake Hospital. Will you

please call them this is very,

very urgent!!

(beat)

I'll hold on.

51.

Sarah puts Chilton on "Hold." TRACK her INTO the room. She

starts to say something. Crawford holds up a hand...

CRAWFORD:

(hollering)

How'd you know 'broken mirrors?'

Bribe a cop?

(beat)

Tell it to the U.S. Attorney,

Lounds!

GRAHAM:

(seeing Sarah)

What is it?

SARAH:

It's a Dr. Chilton, sir. He says

it's urgent.

Graham punches the phone and takes the call. Crawford's

yelling at Lounds.

GRARAM:

It's Will Graham...

DR. CHILTON (V.O.)

Well, it's about goddamn time! I

have a note here, or two pieces of

a note, that appears to be from the

man who killed those people in

Atlanta and....

GRAHAM:

Where did you get it?!

Graham waves Crawford to the other phone.

DR. CHILTON (V.O.)

From Hannibal Lecktor's cell. It

was hidden in a book.

CRAWFORD:

(to Lounds)

Run along to the police station,

Freddie. We'll talk to you when

we get around to it...

Crawford punches into Dr. Chilton's call.

CUT TO:

INT. CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL - DR. CHIITON - NIGHT

GRAHAM (V.O.)

Can you read it to me?

52.

DR. CHILTON

It's written on toilet tissue.

(reads )

'My dear Dr. Lecktor, I wanted to tell

you I'm delighted that you've taken an

interest in me. I know that you alone

can understand what I'm becoming.

(reads )

'I know you alone understand the

reality of the people who die to

help me in these things,

understand that they are only

elements undergoing change to fuel

the radiance of what I am becoming.

Just as the source of light is

burning.

(beat)

Mr. Graham, there's a hole torn

and punched our, then it says...

(reads)

'I have a complete collection of

your press notices. f think of

them as unfair. As unfair as

mine. The "Tooth Fairy." What

could be more inappropriate.

Investigator Graham interests me.

Very purposeful locking. I hope

we can correspond.

(beat)

There's another piece missing here.

I'LL read the bottom part.

(reads )

'After I hear back from you, I

might send you something wet.

Signed:
Avid Fan.

(to Graham)

It has teethmarks pressed in it at

the bottom.

CRAWFORD:

punches the other line.

CBAWFORD:

Sarah, order a chopper. I want the

next thing smoking and I don't care

whose. Ours. DCPD. Or the Marines.

Then call Documents. Tell them to

scramble a team. I want everybody

moving in five minutes.

(punches into Dr.

Chilton's line)

Dr. Chilton, please do not handle

the note. I have a Documents team

on the way to you by helicopter to

pick it up.

53.

GRAHAM:

After we've worked the note we

want to replace it in Lecktor's

cell. I don't want him to know

we found it.

(beat)

Where's Lector now?

DR. CHILTON (V.O.)

In a holding cell.

GRAHAM:

How long can you keep Lecktor out

without him getting suspicious?

DR. CHILTON (V.O.)

Three, four hours.

CRAWFORD:

Have your building superintendent

shut off the water and most of the

lighting in Lecktor's hall. Have

him walk through carrying tools

and being pissed off or something,

DR. CHILTDN (V.O.)

Yes. We can manage all that.

CRAWFORD:

(hits another line)

Brian. We have a note coming in on

the fly. Possibly from the Tooth

Fairy. Number one priority.,

It has to go to Hair and Fiber,

Latent Prints and Documents.

Graham and I will be walking it

through...

CUT TO:

INT. FBI BUILDING, HAIR AND FIBER SECTION - BEVERLY KATZ

- NIGHT

is bent over a microscope. She's under it. Behind her

a male assistant brushes a child's bib overalls with a

metal spatula. He is collecting whatever debris comes off

the clothing onto a white paper sheet. BEVERLY KATZ lifts

something with tweezers. She leans away from the micro-

scope .

BEVERLY KATZ:

One hair, Graham. Maybe a thirty-

second of an inch. A couple of

blue grains. I'll work it up.

What else have you got?

54.

GRAHAM:

Hair from Lecktor's comb. Whiskers

from an electric razor they let

him use. This is hair from the

cleaning man.

CUT TO:

INT. LATENT PRINTS - JIMMIE PRICE - NIGHT

winces at the sight of the paper. He slips it under the

helium cadmium laser.

THE HELIUM CADMIUM LASER

bombards the toilet paper with light. Growing smudges appear

on the paper.

PRICE (O.S.)

Perspiration stains, nothing else.

(beat)

How many guys handled this without

gloves ?

GBAHAM (O.S.)

The cleanup man and Lecktor...

PRICE (O.S.)

The cleanup man scrubbing sinks

probably had the oil washed off

his fingers. But the others...

(beat)

I could fume it, Will, but couldn't

guarantee the iodine stains would

fade our in the time you've got to

get it back.

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