When Robert Vilalta and Samuel Smith got down to canvass their neighbors of their L.A. group, issues temporarily get uncomfortable. The pair are looking for the supply of a selected beep: the intermittent ping {that a} smoke alarm makes when its battery is operating low. It’s now not of their construction, however they may be able to pay attention it each and every evening—and it’s using considered one of them loopy. Discovering the supply is a tall order of their dense group of bungalows and multiunit condominium structures, and monitoring it down way knocking on doorways, introducing themselves to strangers in English or Spanish, and explaining why they’re coming round to research the nuisance—with out turning into a nuisance themselves. Throughout their conversations, they meet a wide variety of neighbors. Some additionally hate the beeps; some have by no means spotted them. Some be offering a very simple snort at their venture; others are adverse, or refuse to engage in any respect. Whilst looking for the foundation of the beeps, Robert and Samuel finally end up connecting with their group in sudden tactics—and reëxamining their position inside of it.
