Murder On The Nickel Plate

DAY 7 & DAY 8:

In the early morning, Ralph was on his way back to Indiana in his car. He was making good progress, but then his vacation ended abruptly when he was spotted by police officers. Before Ralph knew what was happening, his car was illuminated by red flashing lights and the siren was blaring. He was being chased. It's unclear who tipped them off to Ralph's car in the first place, and so far no one has been able to explain why it ended up such a high-stakes pursuit. Despite this, though, the police kept up the chase until Ralph drove over a railroad track and a train passed behind him blocking the police.

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Ralph's car had just broken down in the middle of nowhere. Desperate for an escape, he ran off towards a nearby railyard and quickly spotted an oncoming train. Not taking any chances, he jumped onto the train just in time before it started to move. He had nothing but a few seconds to pray that the train was heading towards the right direction – Indiana. Ralph had a long shot chance to reach out to his destination and desperately hoped that the police wouldn’t catch him for the murder of his girlfriend, Jane. As any person in a similar proposal would, Ralph quickly recognized that his life was on the line - his freedom and potentially his life if he was caught for Jane's murder. He was now running from the law, a fugitive, and all he could do was just hope and pray for the best scenario possible. The train had been going on for almost a day now and Ralph still hadn’t seen any authorities. He unconsciously sighed in relief, but it was a false sense of security. He already had a few close-calls with the police in the past few days and he needed to be careful. With no plan prior to jumping onto the train, Ralph had been facing countless unknown possibilities, from police officers catching him to the train reaching a dead end. But he was almost there. After surviving a night without police intervention, the train was finally heading closer to Indiana. Ralph knew that he could finally make it this time. He was exhausted and famished, but the moment he found a safe place to hide, Ralph decided to take a deep breath and relax. While the initial exhaustion was now all gone, the fear remained - until he found safety and refuge, Ralph's life would still be hijacked by the deadliest thing of all - his fear.