The story in the U-T was about how Hollywood depicts FBI agents. Of course, the local agency talked about the many holes you see. As most people say about any Hollywood movie. I remember being a judge at a high schools talent show, and a firefighter came up to me, and just started talking about how unrealistic the film Back Draft was. All I did was nod my head.

When I played basketball at the Miramar base as a kid, they were filming Top Gun there. And the pilots came in talking about how unrealistic it was.

The story in the U-T was somewhat interesting. A little too much info on CSI, and a few too many paragraphs on Miss Congeniality. After all, we assume a cheesy Sandra Bullock comedy isn't going to be realist.

But, here are the paragraphs I thought I'd include here:

Langwell holds up a color photograph of Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling. It's a promotional shot for "The Silence of the Lambs," and it's autographed. But this photo isn't in the office just because Foster's is arguably the most famous film or TV portayal to date, of a female FBI agent. There's some added intrigue here.

The signature on the photograph is not Foster's. It's a forgery, and the picture itself was seized during the FBI's Operation Bullpen, in the 90s, which targeted thousands of falsified or bogus sports and entertainment-related memorabilia.

As far as Clarice Starling is concerned, Smith and Turner agree that Foster's depiction of an FBI agent is a good one. Turner cites the actress' believable "toughness in portraying a female agent." Both cite as unrealistic, however, the "Silence" plot device that finds FBI Academy student Starling plucked from training at Quantico, Va., to join the Hannibal Lecter case.