*Then she says to the operative officer (police investigator), “Why are you all looking at me like that? Is it because I’m wearing a robe? Well, I’ll show you my mink coat that goes all the way to the floor, and my diamonds.” And she heads for the elevator—apparently to go get the coat. The elevator doors close, and the elevator gets stuck. At that point, we all burst out laughing. She climbs out of the elevator, and the operative says to her nervously, “It wasn’t us who shut off the elevator, don’t think that.” She goes home by the stairs, then literally comes back wearing the coat. It really did go all the way to the floor. By then I’d already gone to bed, but it all ended with Staroverov having his computer confiscated yet again. By various estimates, it was either the third or the fifth computer of his that had been seized. *http://kashin.livejournal.com/2195988.html A must-read. Kashin himself says it’s Kafka. To me it feels more like Kusturica. All that’s missing is the Roma (Gypsy) crowd.
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