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12 Silence of the Lambs Details Almost Everybody Missed

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Tim Molloy

Ardelia Mapp Solves the Whole Thing?

Orion

Clarice’s friend (played by Kasi Lemmons) has the highest ratio of lines-to-clues-figured-out ratio in the history of film. For example, she helps Clarice realize that Buffalo Bill is from Belvedere, Ohio when they note that his first victim is from Belveredere.

“We covet what we see…” begins Ardelia.

“….everyday,” says Clarice.

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Tim Molloy

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  • Just read the books. This conversation never occurred. It was only the thought process she went through in Clarice's mind after she found Lecter's message on the map. The movie needed a vehicle to convey that message to the audience so they used Ardelia Mapp as the voice of her conscience.

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