# Session S01
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## Notes
- PCs
- Chelsea Harris » [[steph_77|Steph]]
- Forensic psychology
- Specialized in fringe religious groups
- Detective Leroy Sinclair » [[reyescion|Reyes]]
- Evelyn McRoy » [[demonem|Emma]]
- Police
- Virgil Skinner » [[Leah Ferguson|Leah]]
- FBI hostage negotiator
- August 21, 2025 » 6:29 PM
- Supermarket in Solon, Ohio
- Ohio license plate
- Baseball cap, older-looking male
- 18:29–18:31 » walking aisles
- 18:32 » adult woman holding pickles & ladybug-patterned bag
- Child in shopping cart, female (4–6 years old…)
- Man approaches, pulls from pocket… she's down & in pain
- Man grabs the kid
- Kid doesn't appear to know him
- Man leaves then comes back to grab the bag…
- She struggles, is kicked in the face but keeps the bag
- Security guard enters the aisle
- Chase through the aisles
- Out into the parking lot
- Kid into backseat of Ford Taurus
- Man taps on car
- Man shoots the guard in the leg, then re-enters the store
- Chaos etc.
- (Security guard survives…)
- SWAT corners man in pet food aisle
- Man kills himself
- Police briefing room
- SAN check » 30/70, no san loss
- 8:30 PM » Agent Bates, head of child abduction
- No ransom demands
- Skinner wants to meet with John & Sarah Balfour, the parents
- Rev. John hasn't been interviewed yet
- Sarah refused medical treatment
- IV shots, twice a day » treatment was in the bag, left behind
- Last received 0800h
- Split the team to go research various aspects
- Harris » researching the Balfours & church
- Passover Angel = considered Angel of Death
- Enacting the final plaque of Egypt, killing the firstborn
- Church are doomsday believers
- Doomsday = next Tuesday at 9AM
- Naturally, had other previous predictions… but hey, maybe this time is the one
- Have their own book, written by Rev. John Balfour » The Book of the Passover Angel
- Some members of the congregation may have extremist ties
- The parents do not; are squeeky clean
- Rev. Balfour had done some missionary work in Kenya
- Sinclair » CCTV review
- Immediate exit was NW
- Lost visual contact after 10–15 minutes
- Looks like they are intentionally trying to hide
- Go into an alleyway where there is no camera coverage on either end
- Indication is that these abductors know what they're doing
- Abduction doesn't appear random; abductor appeared to have familiarity
- Skinner » parents
- Spends time to try and connect with the Balfours
- Rev. Balfour reacts to "federal"
- The type of man that speaks for his wife… and she appears used to it
- Sarah remembers the man had a moustache… (this winds up being fake)
- Rev. Balfour is more stressed from the abduction of his daughter rather than the end of days etc.
- McRoy » morgue
- Not familiar with the coroner
- Autopsy time!
- He was wearing a fake moustache
- Hair was died black; roots are grey
- McRoy tazes herself (failed a push roll!)
- Serious taser
- Serial number very professionally removed
- Chelsea Harris continues to look into the Balfours; Bates is still in the room
- Officer busts into the room to talk with Bates
- ID'd as George Lewiston » retired ATF
- Someone recognized him on the TV
- Lewiston had been in ATF Recruitment
- Sinclair is briefed on George Lewiston & his ATF background
- No record of a Ford Taurus
- Last registered vehicle is some big pickup truck
- No big social media connections
- Virgil
- Shows the Balfours the photo
- Went by the alias "Zachariah LeWhiskey"
- Congregation member
- Arrived a couple years; left a couple months ago » had lost faith…
- …Virgil may have goofed by the Reverend leaving to go with the information that Zachariah LeWhiskey (George Lewiston)
- McRoy
- Next of kin: Nicole Lewiston (daughter) » no known association with the Balfours
- No indication that George Lewiston was involved in investigations about the Balfours
- Sinclair and Harris head to George Lewiston's house
- Police are all geared up, ready to smash their way in…
- Smash.
- Lewiston lived alone; retired
- Hasn't worked with an agency in 3 years
- Divorced
- He has a copy of the Book of the Passover Angel
- Fake ID of Zachariah LeWhiskey » looks like a convincing ID
- Find cellphone (smashed) and wallet
- SIM card missing
- Computer has been smashed
- Hard drive in the microwave… busted
- Cat food bowl, but no cat in sight…
- ATM receipt; significant cash withdrawal
- Sinclair & McRoy get information from an officer who interviewed the neighbour, Elsa Wilson
- Lewiston had given her the cat & cash (and to look after the cat if he doesn't come pick it up…)
- This happened around 8PM Wednesday night
- Driver was female, maybe 20s/30s, long blonde hair, wearing a hat
- Skinner talks with Sarah
- Licence plates
- Congregation members
- John Zivovich
- Criminal record (mostly minor)
- Attempt of charges, none stuck
- Firearms
- Malachi Stone
- Anti-government protests, last 5 years. Nothing major