The moment Cara Preston jumped off the train, Rona Langdon was completely stunned. She had no idea why Cara would do such a thing!
But in that moment of stunned confusion, she failed to stop Cara Preston in time. The conductor had already closed the door and the train was pulling away. The bag that held all her hopes was now slung over Cara's back.
Rona Langdon scrambled madly toward the door, screaming, "Stop the train! Stop the train!"
The conductor snapped, "The train is already moving. You think we're going to stop for just one person?"
Her lunge also sent her kicking into a stout man standing nearby. The man roared, "What do you think you're doing? Keep it up and I'll punch you!"
That four hundred thousand was bribe money, and Rona Langdon was now a wanted fugitive. Even if she was ignorant of the law, she knew she absolutely could not go back now.
