Anna Matheson and Agent Reggie Davis plunge through the shattered skylight into the observation car, landing hard amid raining glass. Both are hurt but largely intact, suffering cuts and bruises; Davis has a bleeding cheek gash, and Anna removes a shard from her neck and fights through pain in her shoulder and hip.

Davis rises first and searches for the gun lost in the fall. Anna spots it among broken glass and lunges; Davis moves at the same time. They collide and struggle, but Anna’s speed lets her seize the weapon and swing it toward Davis, forcing him to lift his hands.

Still on the floor but aiming steadily, Anna orders Davis not to move. Davis taunts her, claiming she lacks the resolve to shoot, invoking her traumatic past. Anna acknowledges her fear but resolves not to fail in bringing at least one perpetrator to justice for her family’s murder.

Anna stands shakily, keeps the gun trained on Davis, and corrects his assumption. She plans to disable him with a nonlethal leg shot, lowers her aim to his upper thigh, and begins to squeeze the trigger.

At that moment, the train lurches; both Anna and Davis pitch forward as momentum shifts. They realize the Philadelphia Phoenix has stopped after twelve hours of continuous travel, interrupting Anna’s shot and upending the immediate dynamics of their confrontation.