[ The way she cuts her gaze to one side to look at him is utterly inscrutable.

And then she goes back to her pancakes. The batter hisses once it hits the griddle, the sound loud in the otherwise quiet room. ]

We were talking about ways to end the game without more killing. Who we trusted, and who we didn't. I mentioned ... how much I trusted Dr. Lecter.

[ Past tense. ]

One thing just kind of led to another.