the old gunman
Names: the old gunmanthe fanaticthe old man
First appears in Book 1: Intervention, chapter 50 (4)
Appearances
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B2
B3
B4
What you know
Book 1: Intervention
- Ch 50A religious fanatic who shouts Biblical condemnations of witches, kills Alana and Jean with a machine pistol, then dies burned in Greyfriars churchyard.
- Ch 50The gunman hid his thoughts from Alana by subvocalizing 'Amazing Grace', and his face resembles Jamie's.
Connections
- enemy ofAlana Shaunavon
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 50Shooting outside the Greyfriars pub
After lunch an elderly fanatic quoting scripture machine-guns Alana and Jean outside the pub; Alana dies instantly and Jean dies in Jamie's arms.
- Book 1 · Ch 50Nigel burns the gunman
Nigel sets the assassin ablaze in the churchyard; Jamie smothers the flames, and Nigel attacks him before being flung against a tree. Nigel is arrested.