I think someone on the site even put forth the possibility of influence through local LE or perhaps clergy, etc. Whereas many of us think monetary wealth or political connections in relation to influence, in a small town I can understand where influential might simply mean in a position of authority whether that be the law, the church, school, etc. This is totally speculation on my part from what I read of someone else's comment. However, what did interest me for a second was how quickly TBI was brought into the equation but then the more I thought about it, they were quickly brought into similiar circumstances in my little community when an out-of-the-ordinary crime happened...so I think I'm going to have to rethink that as unusual. I think they are on site very quickly when it's more than just "normal" crime around a small town or county. From what little I have personally observed, our TBI appears to have a good working relationship with most local LE.
