To the right, just visible above the lifeguard shack, a small reddish glow: the last gift of sunset. On the left, the white luminosity of the flashlight. Between them, the sand Hollywood Beach, the calm of a day by the sea, the little desire to leave the beach where the sea continues with its sway and the air remains friendly. So far, what the photo tells without words. The detail is the policeman, whose presence is not tied to the routine. There was a shooting at the end of last month in this very placid and calm place. A sudden confrontation, weapons and a noise that will have silenced for an instant the usual hum of tourists. Injured vacationers, fear, and a dark sense of unreality. The agent that we see here is watching; the people who linger in the sand cling to his plans. They know that life will go on anyway.
