Jonathan wrote, "Officer radio contact 821 did not access the terminal, did not call the supervisor, moved to the east corridor. " Camille stood in the screening area and waited. Her bag was still on the belt. She looked at the terminal. She looked at the camera mounted in the upper corner of the screening area. The indicator light was green.
It was recorded. 3 minutes passed. Ethan returned. He was not alone. The second officer behind him was younger, differential, clearly following rather than leading.
Ethan stopped in front of Camille. We're going to need you to come with us. Where? Secondary screening. Why?
You've refused to comply with entry procedures and you've created a security disruption. I refused to use the public entrance when the staff credential process had not been completed. That is not a security disruption. Where is your supervisor? Follow me, please.
She looked at the younger officer. He did not meet her eyes. She looked at Ethan. I wanted on record that I am complying under protest. I have not been given a reason for this secondary screening that I accept as valid.
I have repeatedly requested supervisor contact and have not received it. Ethan didn't respond. He turned and walked toward the eastern security corridor. The younger officer stepped slightly to the side to indicate she should follow. Camille picked up her bag from the belt and followed.
The room they brought her to was at the end of a short corridor that branched off the east lobby. It was a reinforced security holding space, not a cell technically, but a room designed to be difficult to leave quickly. A table, two chairs, a narrow window at shoulder height that looked back into the lobby. The door was heavy and closed with a click that Camille recognized as automatic lock engagement. She set her bag on the table and looked around the room carefully and methodically.
She looked at the door handle. She looked at the lock mechanism. She looked at the table corners. She looked at the chairs. She looked at the narrow window.
Then she looked at the camera mounted in the upper corner of the room. The camera indicator was dark. The recording indicator on that camera is not active, she said. Ethan, standing near the door, didn't look at the camera. It's under maintenance.