The camera finds the GUARDS in a MEDIUM SHOT (MS). They have their breakfast in aluminum take-out trays that contain eggs, sausages, and potatoes. A Black female STENOGRAPHER pours coffee for herself and the GUARDS. STENOGRAPHER I hope this case lasts two weeks. I can sure use the money. GUARD 1 Six days – maybe seven. It's a motion case. They go through the motions; then they lock them up. —Monster, Walter Dean Myers What is the purpose of the guard’s dialogue? to show what the guards think about the trial to show what the guards are doing to show variety in filming to show what the guards look like