…in her video plea to her mom’s kidnappers[s]. By affectionately praising her mom’s character and kindness, Guthrie was appealing to the humanity of the kidnappers. Exactly like Diane Baker‘s Sen. Ruth Martin did in her video appeal to Buffalo Bill, her daughter’s kidnapper. I want credit, I mean, for having recognized the Lambs dialogue but allowing myself to get sidetracked by other stuff and eventually forgetting it. I want credit for this.
Diane Baker is still with us at age 87; her 88th birthday is on 2.25.26.