As Cindy Napoli was telling the Select Board that she was recusing herself from the presentation and discussion of David Giannetta’s proposal to the Select Board for one of the two recreational cannabis licenses, some guy comes into view at the 1:42:05 mark with a laptop, places on the table from where David would give his presentation, and begins to fuss around trying to connect this laptop to the AV setup in the meeting room.

Six seconds later, Joe Knox, Chair of the Select Board, introduces “Community Care Collective,” and 21 seconds later, David Giannetta comes into view with a document (Community Care Collective’s written proposal) and a glass of water.

Six seconds after that, Michael Allen, Sanctuary’s Chief of Security, comes into view and sits in the front row. Littleton’s Chief of Police is to Mr. Allen’s left, across the aisle. Ten seconds after that, Jason Sidman, Sanctuary’s CEO, comes into view and, like Mr. Allen, takes a seat in the front row to Mr. Allen’s right. These two men are as physically close to you as they can possibly get while seated in the audience.

All this time, the mystery guy—the one who first appeared with the laptop—is still working to connect it to the room’s AV equipment.

He’s on his knees. He’s lifting the edge of the bright blue, pleated table skirt. Nearly a full minute has gone by; and at 1:43:01, this mystery guy’s practically lying on the floor—within arm’s reach of Paul Glavey’s feet—head under the table skirt.

Finally, at 1:43:31, David’s (Sanctuary’s?) laptop is set up and the mystery guy takes a seat behind Mr. Allen.

Moments later, David starts tapping on the laptop, and at 1:43:40, he turns to the mystery guy, clearly (desperately?) looking for help. It appears David’s having a hard time with his (Sanctuary’s?) laptop.

Mystery guy’s on his feet; and you, Chuck, at 1:44:09, leap out of your seat, offering to be helpful with the monitor that’s mounted on the wall behind the blue-skirt-wearing Big Kids’ Table.

At 1:44:20, David asks the mystery guy if the volume for the laptop can come out of the laptop. This strikes me as the sort of question most people can answer themselves about their own laptops based on the simple fact that people tend to be quite familiar with something they use all the time.

It’s another half minute of fussing and tweaking before David’s presentation starts.

Fast-forward 40 minutes to 2:24:54 when Joe thanks David for his presentation.

Moments later, David stands, hands something to Mr. Allen, pushes in his (David’s) chair, and picks up his (David’s? Sanctuary’s?) written proposal with one hand and the glass of water with the other just as the mystery guy reappears and shakes David’s hand on his (mystery guy’s) way to retrieve the laptop.

It’s then 35 interminable seconds of on the floor and under the skirt before the laptop is disconnected and mystery guy returns to his seat in the second row behind Mr. Allen.

David takes his seat to mystery guy’s right, which is directly behind Jason Sidman.

When your board moves on to the next agenda item, those who were there for the two cannabis license presentations get up and leave.

That laptop—the one David used to deliver his presentation, is slipped into a reusable grocery bag, at the 2:32:16 mark, and carried out by the mystery guy.

Who exactly have we been dealing with all this time?

TTYS,

Jkb