Running Time Approx. 2:45
A woman walks across an overpass to meet a man sitting alone on a bench, he stands, they embrace.
Woman) I'm Sorry... I... I'm sorry Im late.
I thought you said the north side this is the south side.
Detective)I'm sorry I'm not thinking too well.
Woman) what's with the suit?
Detective)I borrowed it...are you sure nobody followed you?
Woman) I don't know...
they begin to walk...and continue talking...
Detective)Did you bring the car?
Woman) Yeah here are the keys, it's a Bronco, it's my uncle Larry's, he's out of town.
Detective) Where is it?
Woman) It's up there(points)Come on! Just tell me what's going on! what's with you today? you're so hyper? you're? you're all sweaty? you're wearing somebody else's suit! you sound paranoid!
Detective) In my line of work you have to have a sharp accusatory mind. that kind of mind has to stay paranoid to stay effective.
Woman) But... You're a policeman. You're the one with power, you're in control. what do you have to be paranoid about?
Detective) All my 'power' is imaginary, based on the self centered habits of isolated individuals.
That's all produces this absence of civil resistance!
I have to be vigilant and anticipate ways to show that spontaneous resistance is impossible.
Woman) But... we have television, detective films, whole libraries of crime literature and editorial journalism.... all of them show a force of state at work which doesn't even exist!
We mutually project the state into existence through the force of these fictions.
Detective) yes, but the only thing the state can depend on is lack of resistence, passivity, that's all that stands between us and anarchy. For our sake I have to demonstrate the impossibility of doing possible things.
The Detective notices a newspaper headline and is stunned, he walks to a newspaper machine near an escalator and takes out a paper.
Woman) what is it?
Detective)I'll call you
Woman) What?, Where are you going? I want to go with you......(kicks escalator) god damn!
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