With his wounds now healed, Will Graham heads to Europe eightmonths after the horrific event that almost took his life, insearch of closure with Hannibal Lecter. Following a hunch,Will arrives in Palermo, Italy to find a disturbing gift.Will's arrival draws suspicion from Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi,who twenty years earlier pursued a Florentine killer known as"Il Mostro" and, after reading Will's file,believes that Hannibal Lecter and "Il Mostro" areone and the same. Pazzi tries to enlist Will's help in catchingHannibal, but Will warns that he is unsure of where his ownallegiance lies.
