The woman with the mallet was a professional actor, musician, and dancer. Jeremy knew her in high school, and he asked her to come and pose for a shoot. He had just finished reading H.G. Wells’ The Croquet Player and was partly inspired by the story. When she asked what part she was to play, he told her, “Pretend you’re being driven insane by the indifference around you.” She took the stance and looked like she was ready to kill somebody. She had just broken up with her boyfriend the night before.