00:00It was October 19th, 1978, the year the county suddenly decided we cared about decency.
00:10Parents had called the office all morning, saying the display on Larchmont Court was traumatizing their kids.
00:18I drew the short straw because technically I was community standards,
00:24and because in a small town, community standards means the woman who will go knock for you so you don't
00:31have to.
00:33I reassured them it was nothing serious.
00:37I'd talk to him, maybe suggest toning it down, or covering the gore.
00:43I didn't think it was a police matter.
00:46I didn't know it was anything.
00:49I hadn't seen it yet.
00:51I hadn't smelled it yet.
00:54The mystery was about to unfold, but I was there to be the voice of reason in the chaos.
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