Black Maria

On Page 116 is "The Interrogation". The interrogation room is dramatically described. The simple light bulb hanging above the table is compared to a pendulum---swinging back and forth. Is he a good cop or bad cop? There is a cuckoo clock that is referenced which symbolizes the idea of death. That life keeps ticking on, and it is unstoppable. The purpose of the good cop vs. the bad cop is so that the bad cop can intimidate who is being interrogated and the good cop gives sympathy so they can retrieve information on the case. At this point in the interrogation it doesn't matter what the truth is. They are going to beat him and verbally torture him untill they hear what they want. "Above me the bulb bursts". This is symbolic of him getting knocked out. In all official confessions, the one being interrogated is supposed to write their own confession at the end, but the cops write it for him and make him sign it. Who can we trust if we can't trust our law enforcers?