 According to Forrester, Friedt's brother James owed money on a drug deal, so he and three other associates had gone to the restaurant to threaten her.But when Flemmonds intervened to protect Friedt, a fight broke out outside Burger Chef, during which Flemmonds fell and hit his head on the bumper of a car.Believing Flemmonds was dead or dying, Forrester and his accomplices decided to abduct and kill all the employees to eliminate all the witnesses to their crime.