Chapter 13 Summary

Crawford gets a call from Chilton, the head of the psychiatric hospital where Lecter is, about a note a cleaning man found in Lecter's cell. The note is from the Tooth Fairy, and it talks about the Tooth Fairy's belief that he is "becoming," and of the Tooth Fairy's admiration for Lecter. There are several sections missing from the note, one that tells Lecter how to communicate with the Tooth Fairy, since Lecter cannot send mail without it being read and censored. The second missing section comes between a paragraph where the Tooth Fairy discusses Graham and explains why he chose quick-dissolving toilet paper to write the note on, so Lecter could swallow it quickly, and the end of the note.

Crawford arranges for Lecter to remain outside of his cell by convincing him there has been some sort of water leak. Crawford...