For the first time since he regained consciousness inside the cramped tunnel system, Sam feels a distinct sense of optimism. He also knows when he finally gets free of this place, he is not going to turn tail and head back to the U.S. He’s not leaving without Channy. As soon as he is above ground, he is going to hunt down the terrorist rat and bring him to justice. Not only for slaughtering all those innocent people, but also for murdering Cindy in cold blood. When Channy killed Cindy, he made it personal.
Sam slowly crawls, careful not to be careless, not to give in to temptation—the temptation to race through this newfound tunnel to a freedom he only imagines. But the more he slides himself along the packed gravel floor, the cooler the air seems to get. He begins to smell something fish
