" Chilton went behind Dr. Lecter and, with a glance at the camera, undid the straps and removed the mask with a flourish. “Senator Martin, meet Dr. Hannibal Lecter.” Seeing what Dr. Chilton had done for showmanship frightened Senator Martin as much as anything that had happened since her daughter disappeared. Any confidence she might have had in Chilton’s judgment was replaced with the cold fear that he was a fool. She’d have to wing it. "

― Thomas Harris , The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)