18 Escape and ResurgenceMcDowell drove for just a few miles before she realised that every prick cop in the city would be looking for her in the shiny yellow cab. She needed a place to dump it, preferably out of sight. She also assumed that the police would be crawling over the Park and Ride station looking for the ship that had brought them into the city. So, she surmised that she would have to find an alternative means of transport to travel back to the safety of the commune. In the distance shone the lights of an all night diner and as McDowell approached, she saw it was empty apart from the night chef who was sipping coffee at one of the many vacant tables. Without hesitation, she parked the cab in the semi-secluded parking lot to the rear of the restaurant, deciding that this spot wo
