She Fake-Phones Her Way Into Standing There Longer
Held the phone to her ear with nobody on the other end just so she had an excuse to stay in that spot. Brilliant strategy honestly. Fake phone call, real watching.
About this scene
Public courtyard with benches and a planter wall. She's standing near the planter holding her phone to her ear. She is not on a real call. The phone is a prop. She is using it to give herself a reason to stand exactly where she is, which is the spot with the best view of the flash. She has been there for over two minutes. She nods occasionally at nothing. She says uh-huh into the phone twice in the wrong rhythm.
What to watch for
The fake call is the cover and the fake call is also the giveaway. Listen to her side of the conversation. There are no words in it that suggest she's responding to anything. The pauses are too even. The uh-huhs land at intervals that don't match a real conversation flow. Watch her free hand. It is in her pocket. People on real phone calls fidget with their free hand. She does not. After two minutes she lowers the phone, fakes ending the call, and pulls it out again ten seconds later.