From Sand and Ash

Eva is on the train, crammed with over 100 people, now including men, women, and children. She hallucinates that her father is there, and he tells her she must jump from the window to save herself. A Frenchman called Armand uses Eva’s gold file to cut away one of the bars on the window. He attempts to jump, but the German guards shoot him dead. A woman named Gabriele reports that the guards shine lights on the train to watch for jumpers. If they wait until the light passes, they can jump safely. Gabriele’s son, Pierre, jumps, but Gabriele isn’t strong enough and begs Eva to jump with Pierre and help him reach their family in Belgium. Eva jumps, and gunshots ring out, but she lands safely alongside the tracks. Pierre runs to her, thinking she is his mother. Eva says she will help him get to safety and hopes they are in Switzerland. Pierre climbs a tree to get a sense of their location. He sees a road, but when they walk to it, they realize they are in Germany.

Angelo packs Eva’s belongings and prepares to return home. Mother Francesca protests, saying it’s not safe for him to leave.