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In Memory of Susan Denise Atkins-Whitehouse

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After Susan's 2000 parole hearing had ended,
Susan and her attorney pack their material away.
A guard stands behind Susan.
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Susan, her attorney, the guard,
and the people in the background are all visible in the scene.
The other side of the room with the commissioners is not.

The guard's left arm leans atop Susan's high back chair.
Unbeknownst to Susan or her attorney,
the guard makes a gesture with her low right hand
​that suggests, "c'mon already",
while looking at the camera.

Susan's attorney chats with the presiding commissioner.
Continuing to look at the camera,
the guard begins to smirk,
which quickly becomes more pronounced.

The guard appears as though she is about to start laughing,
and covers her face,
her left elbow still atop Susan's chair.
The guard then steps back out of camera view.

Susan doesn't notice it,
as her back is to the guard...

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