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Larkin Wayne from our Office|of Professional Responsibility.

Bob Sneed, ATF.

Benny Holcombe,|assistant to the mayor...

and Paul Krendler.|You know Paul.

Paul's come over from Justice|unofficially as a favor to us.

Paul's come over from Justice|unofficially as a favor to us.

In other words,|he's here, and he's not here.

You've seen the coverage|in the papers and on television?

I have nothing to do|with the news, Mr. Krendler.

The woman had a baby|in her arms.

There are pictures.

You can see the problem,|I would think.

Not in her arms.

In a carrier across her chest.

In her arms, she had a MAC-10.

Look, we're here to help you,|Starling.

It's going to be harder to do|with a combative attitude.

Can I speak freely,|Mr. Pearsall?

Your agency|called this office...

to get me assigned to help you|on this raid.

I tried to do that.

I clearly expressed my judgment|and was ignored...

and now a good agent and friend|is dead.

You shot and killed five people|out there, Agent Starling.

Is that how you define|good judgment?

This raid was an ugly mess.

I ended up in a position where|I had a choice of dying...

or shooting a woman|carrying a child.

I chose.

I shot her.

I killed a mother|holding her child...

And I regret it.|I resent myself for it.

Gentlemen, I'm going to|halt this meeting...

and get back to you|individually by phone.

Waste of time.

You have a secret admirer,|Starling.

Isn't much to look at, but he|has friends in high places.

Remember Mason Verger?

Lecter's fourth victim--

the rich one.

The only one that survived.

He has new Lecter information.|He'll only share it with you.

What do you mean,|only share it with me?

You want it, seize it.

We'd rather not.

I wasn't speaking to you,|Mr. Krendler.

When I speak to you,|I'll look at you.

Why would we rather not?

The last time he called...

was when we took Lecter|off the Ten Most Wanted List.

He was upset about that.|We said, "Hey, that's life."

He said, "Hey, this is|a senate oversight committee...

"to make your life miserable."

His family's|political contributions...

may not be enough|to buy a senator...

but they are enough to rent them|from time to time.

There's no reason to go|through that again...

if he really does have|something new.

It's a good deal for you,|Starling.

You can't pretend it isn't.

You get to go back|on a celebrated case.

I'll take care of the media|for your Drumgo killing.

Everyone's going to be happy.

I'm not happy.

Well, maybe you're|incapable of being happy.

Mr. Krendler...

when you're out|on the street...

you know you might take|a bullet in the line of duty.

You accept it, or you get out.

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