Under the watchful eyes of their neighbors, Morrison and his girlfriend were taken into custody by the police and put into a squad car.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison followed closely behind, occasionally muttering, "Our son isn't like this. There must be some misunderstanding."
Noticing the mocking, gossiping gazes of the people around them, the elderly couple's faces flushed beet red, and they quickened their pace.
Some people noticed Ms. Crawford following them, accompanied by a female police officer who was holding the Morrisons' young granddaughter.
"Hey, hey, Officer, what's going on? Why were those two arrested? Can you tell us what happened?"
"Crawford, did you two have a fight? Why did the police suddenly show up?"
Heath Hale and Barry Quinn stepped forward, blocking the crowd's view of Zoe Sawyer and Ms. Crawford. "Sorry, folks," they said, "this is an active police investigation, so we can't disclose any details."
