Chapters 21 - 25 Summary

Chapter 21: Chilton, dressed up in an English-cut sports coat, waits for Starling in his office. Her distaste for Chilton makes it easier to lie when she tells him she is there on a routine errand to clear up some loose ends in the Klaus murder. He asks if she is wearing a wire. When she says she is not, he tries to offer her a pocket tape recorder, which she refuses. Chilton insists she tape the interview and share the tape with him. She holds her ground and refers him to the U.S. Attorney's office if he doesn't like it. Starling wins the showdown, for the moment at least.

Chapter 22: Barney, the orderly, welcomes Starling back. As she passes cells full of madmen, she thinks of the one who holds Catherine Martin. Starling forces herself to remain calm in the...