Act I The flashlight spun across the rain-soaked asphalt. It flashed once beneath the red-blue police lights, rolled through a shallow stream of water, and stopped beside…

Act I The police radio tore loose from the officer’s shoulder and skidded across the tile. Her cap spun beneath the cold white lobby lights, sliding past…

Act I The apples rolled out of the private bag and scattered across the damp dirt. One bumped against a wooden basket. Another spun beneath the fruit…

Act I The wildflowers slipped from the man’s hand and scattered across the damp trail. Purple petals stuck to the mud near the wooden sign while small…

Act I The tour booklet flew open across the old wooden floor. Its pages scraped beneath the rope barrier as the guide crashed down beside the display…

Act I The phone flash burst against the habitat glass. Behind it, the sensitive animals flinched deeper into the enclosure as the warning sign glowed in plain…

Act I The radio flew from the woman’s hand and hit the dirt path between the flowers. Petals shook loose from the nearest row. A wooden no-climbing…

Act I The safety rope snapped hard against the warning post as the little boy ran toward the machinery. Mrs. Carter stepped in before he crossed the…

Act I The outside-food box slid across the wooden tasting room floor. Snack bags crinkled under the table legs. Wine glasses rattled violently on the long wooden…