Oh, thanks for that. Right, it's not terribly distracting and lends a little supernatural element to Lecter.

I know it was left in his cell. It was left in his cell after he was already restrained for travel and taken out of his cell. He was not released from his restraints with the pen in his cell.

Ah, never thought of that!

I know that but how did Hannibal get the pen into his hands and use it to escape when he was already restrained?

I've never understood how Lecter got Chilton's gold pen. He was completely restrained by that point. Is the implication that Lecter can move objects with his mind?