"They were members of an apocalyptic religious cult. The Aztlaners normally keep a tight lid on fringe groups, but they wanted to learn what this one was up to. And so the government—facilitated—their trip up north, pulling strings behind the scenes to make things as smooth as possible for our two dead friends. They wanted to see who the pair were hooking up with here in Seattle. But Clement and Montoya were murdered before the Aztlaners had a chance to find out."