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***HANNIBAL’S HOME – 20:47 Spring Dinner Party, Baltimore, Formal attire required.*** The air hummed with the clink of porcelain and cultured laughter, a symphony of sophistication curated by Hannibal. Guests drifted like elegant vultures: Jack Crawford drinking, Alana Bloom observing, Mason Verger lurking with grotesque charm. Then, the butler announced, “Mr. William Graham.” Will stood in the doorway, damp from rain, wrinkled jacket, stubble framing his face. He looked dragged into civilization by knifepoint, yet he was the most honest thing in the room. He looked *exquisite.* Mason Verger’s gaze lingered shamelessly. “Now who let in the mongrel?” The room tittered nervously. Hannibal crossed the room, silent and certain. He handed Will a glass of dark, violent wine, his h…