In Memory of Susan Denise Atkins-Whitehouse
They Do Not
Susan and her former associates are walking in the corridor
of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, California,
in a traveling shot of an AP film clip in October 1970.
Susan is center between her former associates
as they walk towards us.
They are loosely holding hands.
Their hair is long.
Their foreheads X'd.
There are several female guards escorting
Susan and her former associates.
Some lead, some follow.
There are 2 plain-clothes gentlemen in the escort.
The scene of Susan and her former associates
is poorly lit until they near the end of their trek.
Susan and her former associates
do not smile, do not talk, do not laugh,
do not look at each other.
They do not sing.
They do not look happy.
Susan and her former associates are walking in the corridor
of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, California,
in a traveling shot of an AP film clip in October 1970.
Susan is center between her former associates
as they walk towards us.
They are loosely holding hands.
Their hair is long.
Their foreheads X'd.
There are several female guards escorting
Susan and her former associates.
Some lead, some follow.
There are 2 plain-clothes gentlemen in the escort.
The scene of Susan and her former associates
is poorly lit until they near the end of their trek.
Susan and her former associates
do not smile, do not talk, do not laugh,
do not look at each other.
They do not sing.
They do not look happy.
A guard cuts to the left in front of them
very close to the camera.
Susan and her former associates enter better lighting,
and turn to their left.
We have stopped moving and they pass us to their right.
We are now behind them.
A photographer in front of
Susan and her former associates
continues to take pictures of them.
There is another photographer to their right
who was taking pictures,
but he puts his back against the wall fairly quickly
in order to clear the way for Susan and her former associates.
The photographer holds his camera close in front of him,
but he is not taking pictures.
He almost appears startled.
very close to the camera.
Susan and her former associates enter better lighting,
and turn to their left.
We have stopped moving and they pass us to their right.
We are now behind them.
A photographer in front of
Susan and her former associates
continues to take pictures of them.
There is another photographer to their right
who was taking pictures,
but he puts his back against the wall fairly quickly
in order to clear the way for Susan and her former associates.
The photographer holds his camera close in front of him,
but he is not taking pictures.
He almost appears startled.
Susan and her former associates
approach a door to their right,
and a plain-clothes gentleman opens it.
They go through the door,
led by a guard,
and followed by several more...
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approach a door to their right,
and a plain-clothes gentleman opens it.
They go through the door,
led by a guard,
and followed by several more...
home
