- The woods near Quantico, VA, are foggy, but that doesn't stop a sweaty Jodie Foster in her FBI Academy sweatshirt from running through the trees.
- There's a little obstacle course in the woods, with a rope cargo net she easily climbs. It's like a Tough Mudder with a lot less mud.
- A guy runs up and tells Starling that Crawford wants to see her in his office. She runs to the office, taking an elevator filled with men who are all bigger than she is.
- Crawford's office is in a wing labeled Behavioral Science Services, and Starling waits in his office for him to return.
- And what a charming office it is. The walls are covered with grisly photos of skinned women, and a newspaper headline, BILL SKINS FIFTH.
- Mr. Crawford pops in to greet Clarice Ann Starling, the top student in her class.
- He has a job, and she's just the trainee for it.
- They're interviewing a load of serial killers to get information on current cases.
- But the one they want to speak to most, Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, won't talk.
- Crawford thinks he'll talk to Starling, though.
- Starling asks if there's a connection between Lecter and Buffalo Bill.
- Crawford says no, but tells her she still needs to be very careful with him, and not tell him anything personal.
- Foreshadowing alert.