Again, Chilton acts childishly in response to a reasonable request. Meanwhile, Starling demonstrates that she knows how to handle herself even though this is her first time in the field. In all of the Baltimore Hospital scenes, Starling is the only woman present. Everyone around her, including the inmates, the attendants, and Chilton, is male. The only woman Starling sees before meeting Lecter for the first time is the picture of the nurse he disfigured. As such, she proceeds with caution.