Why were there only 2 guards for Hannibal Lecter on the 6th floor?
The rest of the building was swarming with SWAT team guys and other very professional-looking guys, but they placed only two old men to guard Hannibal Lecter on the 6th floor. Which very conveniently allowed Hannibal to slip out (admittedly with a little bit of ingenuity and work).
Is there any rational, plausible in-universe explanation for this poor security arrangement?
Best Answer
He was confined in a cage, and no one anticipated that he would have managed to smuggle in a pen clip and be able to remove his handcuffs. Under the circumstances, it seemed unlikely that he would be able to escape his cage or the building, and even if he did, the police no doubt that they could keep him from getting very far.
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