My personal therapist has not met Will Graham, no, though he has been a topic of discussion, as well as Abigail Hobbs. The FBI would not have known where to find him had they not consulted with my doctor, seeing as how I was meant to have a session with her and neither called nor came. She knows me well enough to know that I would never engage in such a rude behavior unless circumstances were beyond my control.

[Who else takes "rude" to as high a level as Hannibal does, Frederick? Think for a moment about that. If you can stop thinking about how intoxicating and wonderful a creature Hannibal is, of course.]

It's very beneficial. [A pause for drama, though Hannibal's dramatic pauses are hardly as easy to spot as Chilton's.] She suggested that I stay out of any attempts to rehabilitate Will. Keep my distance. I want to help him, I do. But her advice is sound, and always has been; I respect her and defer to her wisdom whenever I feel my own reasoning is compromised.