Smith interviews an anonymous Hollywood agent who reflects on the panic and fear that gripped the more affluent, white neighborhoods of Los Angeles as the riots were underway, though no rioting happened in these areas. Nonetheless, he describes how everyone worked “themselves into a frenzy,” fleeing for the safety of their homes as though they were being chased by Godzilla. The Hollywood agent’s interview reaffirms the “us versus them” narrative put forth by other characters. He suggests that who “they” is doesn’t matter, so long as the “they” is a group separate from—and alien to—the “us.” While the Hollywood agent recognizes that he’s not personally responsible for the unrest among minority communities that fueled the riots, he sees how his willful participation in a broader system of racial inequality makes him complicit.