The Safe House Scheme

American Woman

This flow follows Rob Frazer’s plan to shelter the survivors, build a book project around their story, and keep the arrangement from collapsing.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Book Proposal A Book Proposal from "American Woman". A Book Proposal An Offer of Escape Rob Frazer proposes moving the survivors east and funding them through a book about their beliefs and actions.

A Book Proposal from "American Woman". A Book Proposal An Offer of Escape Rob Frazer proposes moving the survivors east and funding them through a book about their beliefs and actions.

A Book Proposal An Offer of Escape Rob Frazer proposes moving the survivors east and funding them through a book about their beliefs and actions. The proposal combines genuine concern with his confidence that he can organize events and shape a public story. Conditions and Resistance The fugitives accept the idea of temporary refuge but refuse to abandon their weapons.

The Cross Country Transfer The Cross Country Transfer from "American Woman". The Cross Country Transfer A Cautious Relocation Rob Frazer arranges a sequence of separate car trips to move the survivors across the country.

The Cross Country Transfer from "American Woman". The Cross Country Transfer A Cautious Relocation Rob Frazer arranges a sequence of separate car trips to move the survivors across the country.

The Cross Country Transfer A Cautious Relocation Rob Frazer arranges a sequence of separate car trips to move the survivors across the country. His travel plan requires them to leave their guns behind, but he promises replacements and a discreet place to hide. A Fragile Success Carol rents a farm, and friends store the weapons until they can be retrieved.

The Farmhouse Arrival The Farmhouse Arrival from "American Woman". The Farmhouse Arrival New Ground Jenny reaches the rented farmhouse after a long drive with Rob Frazer and finds Carol waiting outside.

The Farmhouse Arrival from "American Woman". The Farmhouse Arrival New Ground Jenny reaches the rented farmhouse after a long drive with Rob Frazer and finds Carol waiting outside.

The Farmhouse Arrival New Ground Jenny reaches the rented farmhouse after a long drive with Rob Frazer and finds Carol waiting outside. The remote property offers concealment but also leaves Jenny alone to manage three traumatized fugitives. Work Without Support Rob Frazer returns to the city, expecting Jenny to keep the group safe until his next visit.

A Book Still Unwritten A Book Still Unwritten from "American Woman". A Book Still Unwritten Mourning Before Manuscript Rob Frazer expects the survivors to begin producing a book, but grief and exhaustion keep them from work.

A Book Still Unwritten from "American Woman". A Book Still Unwritten Mourning Before Manuscript Rob Frazer expects the survivors to begin producing a book, but grief and exhaustion keep them from work.

A Book Still Unwritten Mourning Before Manuscript Rob Frazer expects the survivors to begin producing a book, but grief and exhaustion keep them from work. Jenny tries to draw them toward writing without reducing their loss to a commercial assignment. Competing Needs The group’s need for purpose collides with Rob Frazer’s demand for progress and a return on his investment.

The Ghostwriter Arrival The Ghostwriter Arrival from "American Woman". The Ghostwriter Arrival A Surprise Visitor Rob Frazer brings Alan to the farmhouse as a ghostwriter without consulting Jenny or the fugitives.

The Ghostwriter Arrival from "American Woman". The Ghostwriter Arrival A Surprise Visitor Rob Frazer brings Alan to the farmhouse as a ghostwriter without consulting Jenny or the fugitives.

The Ghostwriter Arrival A Surprise Visitor Rob Frazer brings Alan to the farmhouse as a ghostwriter without consulting Jenny or the fugitives. The introduction turns the book project into a breach of confidence and places an outsider in immediate danger. The Partnership Breaks Juan threatens Alan with a gun, while Rob Frazer’s authority over the safe house begins to dissolve.

After Rob Frazer reaches San Francisco

Several days after the proposal

Before dawn after Jenny joins the plan

During the first weeks at the farmhouse

After the landlord’s visit