The Lars

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Hannibal dabbed some alcohol onto my infected wound. I winced in pain slightly, making him glance up at me to see if I was alright. Then, he looked back down at what he was doing.
"Why did you break into my office and look through your file? It is private" Hannibal said to me calmly, but he was definitely annoyed.
"It has my name on it" I reminded him.
"Because you are my patient, you never do that again" Hannibal warned me, focused on my wound.
"Who was that man that broke into your office?" I asked Hannibal, after a moment of silence. I heard him sigh under his breath and he grabbed some bandages.
"I'm not so sure" he responded to me, wrapping up my wound. It is always difficult to tell if Hannibal is lying, but my gut said he was.
"But you do know, doctor" I whispered to him. Hannibal finished doing my bandages and he stood up, clearing things up. I slowly stood up from the couch and put my hand on my wound, feeling the sting become stronger. I looked over at the clock and it was nearly midnight. Maybe I should visit Abel Gideon tomorrow, to remind him who's the winner.

I followed Hannibal to the kitchen to see him washing his hands. I sat down at the breakfast bar and huffed.
"It would be ideal for you to go sleep" Hannibal suggested to me. I chuckled and shrugged my shoulders.
"We both should get some sleep" I responded to him.  Suddenly, my phone got a call and I picked it up to see it Jack. I decided to leave it because I didn't wanna hear what he had to say. Hannibal kept glancing between me and the phone and I shook my head at him.
"Don't know want to hear what he has to say" I informed Hannibal, stretching out my neck.
"I see...." Hannibal mumbled to me. He walked over at sat beside me, making me raise an eyebrow at him.
"Will Graham believes I am the Chesapeake ripper" he told me. I couldn't help but smile at him.
"And he would be correct" I replied back to him, in a sassy tone.
"You framed Abel Gideon for your crimes, then so shall I" Hannibal said to me. He was onto something, though. We need as much time as possible.
"Who do you have in mind?" I asked him.
"Frederick Chilton" he said to me, Almost straight after I said that.
"Oh poor guy. Got harvested for you, and this is how you repay him" I joked. Hannibal couldn't help but smile so he licked his lips and his smile went away.
"I'll help. Only because I want to stay here until Grutas arrives" I said to Hannibal slowly, making sure he knows I'm not doing this for him - when I slightly am.
"Why thank you" he said back to me. There was a moment of silence and I felt Hannibal scan my saddened and confused face.
"Do you think... Grutas Will even come here. I think we're running out of time and I gotta- we... gotta be gone before the FBI can get to us" I asked Hannibal. He noticed my slip up and let out a deep exhale.
"I have a plan for that too, I am always one step ahead of Jack and even yourself" Hannibal promised me. I smirked and stood up from my stool.
"When do we go see Chilton?" I asked him, tucking in my stool.
"Tonight. I shall wake you" Hannibal said to me. I nodded my head and went over to the stairs.

I don't think we have enough time for Grutas. They will soon find out Gideon was framed and soon find out Chilton was also framed. Will Graham is a smart empath. We can't hide ourselves from him forever.

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