Also, a partial thumb print was found on Mrs.Leeds"" left eye.Outside the police department, Graham was confronted by sleazy tabloid reporter Freddy Lounds (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who had covered the Lecter case for theNational Tattlerand wrote the paperback.With a sophisticated use of light, dark and shadows, moods and the contrast between rural ""country"" life and urban ""city"" life are emphasized through sun-lit and studio-lit exterior and interior shots.[The connection between mother and daughter and Ben""s relationship to both of them is emphasized in her ploy.Sensational publicity copy is dictated to the press:"Thus begins this remarkable expedition into the valley of the shadow of adversity.She was accompanied by her excited young son Louis (Rex Thompson).The Captain wondered if she knew what she had bargained for:Sometimes I wonder if you know what you""re really facing.