TIES THAT BIND: All the News That's Fit To Print
AUTHOR: Aesop
DISCLAIMER: The characters aren't mine, and I earn no profit by writing this.
SUMMARY: Six people left Roswell, but they still have ties to that town. Ties they are unwilling to sever.
From the Sept. 19th issue of Tulsa World:
Local police are searching for a dark green, late-model Ford van that was involved in a shooting earlier today. Shortly after 1:00, shots were fired into a room at the Days Inn on Skelly. The manager of the Days Inn confirmed that the room was rented, but the officers who responded to the call found it empty.
Detective Mark Griswold said that there were signs the room had been recently vacated, including blood stains that could be the result of a gunshot wound. Detective Griswold is refusing to speculate at this point.
The World has learned that the room was let to a young married couple, Michael and Maria Fraser. According to witnesses, the gunmen fled the scene when one of the room's occupants returned fire.
"I saw the motel room window shatter out and then one of the van's windows break, but it was weird, I never heard no shots," reported one witness, retired marine gunnery sergeant Hector Silva, who believed that, by the sound of the shots, the sniper in the van was using a high-powered rifle.
The couple apparently fled, one or perhaps both of them wounded, and police are seeking them for questioning. A check of hospital admissions has failed to turn up any recent patients with gunshot wounds, and this has led police to speculate that this may have been the result of gang warfare or possibly a drug deal gone bad.
Dear Amy;
I don't know if sending you this is the right thing to do. This may have nothing to do with them, but I remembered you telling me once that you named Maria for your mother, Maria Fraser. This may be a coincidence, and I'm hoping it is. Still, I thought you should see the article that appeared in the local paper up here. I'm trying to find out more, but I'm just a visiting deputy representing Roswell at the conference and way out of my jurisdiction. All I've learned so far is that the van was reported stolen. I did my own background check and discovered that the owner is a former FBI agent. No way of knowing if he was Special Unit or not at the moment. Find out if the others have had any contact, and I'll see what I can learn here.
I don't know if we're still being watched, but be careful if the kids do contact you. They're tough. I'm sure they'll be fine. Until we know more, I'll keep trying to get the details.
Love,
Jim
