Will, in his hotel room, gets a phone call that completely tips him over the edge.
He is tempted to call Will, whom he hasn't spoken with since that fateful night. Upon finding out that Will is now in France, Hannibal is driven to distraction - in his car. Chapter 1 - "I'm on Fire"- Hannibal, now living and posing as a farmer in provincial France, still creates morbid tableaus to pass the time, while thinking and obsessing over Will, 24-7.