Not been doing much was hardly a reassuring answer. Nor were his thoughts of reopening his practice; Clarice had heard all about what had happened to several of his former patients. She remembered firsthand what he had been able to convince Miggs to do with nothing more than a few whispers. Given free rein he could do serious damage on this place beyond some acts of murder and cannibalism.
"I have discovered that I'm in a city where there are two Hannibal Lecters, a vampire club, and live dinosaurs at the zoo," she said truthfully. "And," she added, tapping her cup, "that coffee can taste like this."