He was a big man but he was afraid of her. She walked straight past him and down
the steps. In the departure lounge there was a crowd of passengers waiting to get on other
planes, and also a lot of doctors, police, and newspaper journalists. She walked straight
past them all and out onto the tarmac. It was dark and cold, and the wind blew rain into her
face. When she was about fifty metres away from the building she heard some people
behind her, but she did not stop.