About this story
She corners you at the open door as the train rushes on, and when the struggle turns, she falls from the carriage into the dark. A stranger who says he is a private detective meets you on the platform, learns your address, and returns days later with an evening paper and one word: murderer.
How it opens
Thomas Tennant boarded the Sunday night train carrying a past he had never explained to his wife.
Ellen HowthYou married Lucy without telling her what promises existed before she knew your name.
Ellen HowthYou believed me lost from your life until I entered this compartment before departure.
Her anger turned every attempt at calm explanation into further proof of betrayal.
Ellen HowthThe train will not stop before Victoria, so neither of us can leave this conversation.
I will tell Lucy everything, but I cannot repair it while you prevent me leaving this seat.