Plot summary
Dolarhyde admits he is obsessed with Hannibal and would like him to "meld with the strength of the Dragon." He takes Reba on a date to a zoo, where she is given the chance to touch a sedated tiger. They later have sex, during which he sees her as the woman from the painting. The next morning, he is horrified to realize that the Dragon wants Reba as its next victim. After observing Du Maurier giving a lecture on her time as Hannibal's victim, Will confronts her on her culpability.
They discuss Neal, and Du Maurier recalls that, aggravated by Hannibal's manipulation of him, he swallowed his own tongue during a nervous breakdown and died when she reached down his throat trying to resuscitate him. She tells Will that he still has time to save himself from Hannibal. Having tricked Chilton's secretary into giving him Will's address, Hannibal brings up the Great Red Dragon paintings to him while they analyze Dolarhyde's motives. Dolarhyde sneaks into the Brooklyn Museum to gain access to the original copy of The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun, where he eats it in an attempt to break its hold over him. Will arrives, and Dolarhyde incapacitates him and flees.
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