It's a shame that they took this show to a place of such extreme violence and utter unrealistic story telling. It was very well cast with Mads Mekkelsen & Lawrence Fishburne but so poorly screen written that it's impossible to really take yourself to a place where any of this would even seem plausable. There is no possible way that the FBI would leave Hannibal or the other main character alone and unwatched as is depicted in this foolish show. Not to mention the frequent number of times characters go investigating on their own in a lame attempt to bring suspense. I wouldn't waste your time on this crap.