These write-ups occurred long before they were actually taken. Some key facts that were established from previous memories were:

• Hannibal is a cannibal. It was stated definitively by Chilton, but there are other hints lingering around.


• Will was wrongfully placed in an asylum due to something Hannibal did. John does not know what exactly got him put there.


• Beverly was killed by Hannibal due to something that Will set her out on. John has not remembered any strong association with her, but his memories after her death have held strong feelings, especially when Zeller apologized to him.

Season 2 Episode 7 Yakimono, Season 1 Episode 8 Fromage, and Season 2 Episode 13 were taken off-screen without Silver. The key points from them are:

• Hannibal kept Miriam imprisoned for two years, repeatedly brain washed her, and even sawed off her arm. Somehow, he was able to program her to shoot Chilton on sight. (Chilton is confirmed to have survived due to a later memory with him.)


• Hannibal entered into a relationship with Alana while he was incarcerated. Alana did not believe Will when he tried to accuse Hannibal, and she even grew contemptuous of his seemingly erratic behavior.


• Will is of interest to the psychological community, even Alana is accused of wanting to study him which is part of the reason why he never entered into a relationship with her.


• Will made an attempted assassination on Hannibal while he was in the asylum.


• Hannibal used lights and drugs to induce seizure and blackouts in Will. This was not the only issue with Will at the time, something John can recognize. However, Hannibal often tried to direct Will to blame the stress of his job as the reason for his mental imbalance which was not entirely the case.


• Hannibal framed Chilton for his murders by placing Gideon's body with several limbs removed in his house. He also killed several agents in his house as well.


• Gideon was commented on as being dead according to Will in an earlier memory. Still, John does not have any recollection of him aside from being someone who Chilton manipulated, like how Hannibal manipulated him, albeit on a much lesser scale.


• Even with awareness that the conclusion between them was going to be worse than Will could predict, he still decided to push forward with it. It was a threshold that he wanted to cross to see who he and Hannibal were, even if it killed him.


• Abigail was an unexpected (but, somehow, obvious in retrospect surprise) that Will will hold resentment towards Hannibal for, but he does also deep down know that he was part of her demise for playing with fire.