Question: Then, amidst a breathless silence, Alfred Inglethorp was called.
No one was talking at all when Alfred Inglethorp was called.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Tell is essentially about the past--Clinton's economic success vs.
Tell is a story about the future

Answer: no

Question: and they're allow you know they none of them have cars because they can't drive
Because no one there is able to drive a car, they haven't bought cars yet.

Answer:
yes