AUTHOR'S NOTE + SYNOPSIS
AUTHOR'S NOTE + SYNOPSIS
THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW
The whole world watches on live TV as the SLA are burned alive – Patty realizes the FBI wants her dead
The only way home is turning away
The only bridge back is burning away
There’s no going back now
- A parking ticket found in the SLA’s abandoned van led the FBI to the safe house hide out.
- It is presumed Patty Hearst is inside.
- A twelve year old girl told the police, “a black man and five white girls wearing afro wigs and dark makeup are in our neighborhood and they have tons of guns and bombs and stuff.”
There’s no going back now
The only way home is turning away
The only bridge back is burning away
There’s no going back now
- Unbelievable.
- Over 400 police, FBI, and SWAT team members…
- This is the first time anything like this – this shootout – is actually being broadcast live on television as it happens.
- It is presumed Patty Hearst is inside.
- The whole world is watching. And they’re choosing to fight it out.
There’s no going back now
The only way home is turning away
The only bridge back is burning away
There’s no going back now
- Endless automatic gunfire coming out of the front and back of the house. It seems they have more ammunition than the police.
- Did you see that!?
- That whole goddamn block is on fire!
- It is presumed Patty Hearst is inside.
- Look out! Look out! Look out!
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no going back now
There’s no--
The only way home is turning away
The only bridge back is burning away
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