Episode 100: One Way Ticket
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What is the opening scene that introduces Haman Locke and the mysterious gift?
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In his private office inside Penderin Hall, Haman Locke sat at the massive Edwardian desk he had inherited from his father, hands folded before him on the rich leather blotter,
and
watched. The de facto head of Locke Rail's eyes were open, but he was not looking at the immaculately finished wood paneling on the walls or the priceless Persian rug that covered the floors. nor the portrait of Jameson Locke that hung on the southernmost wall of the room. Heyman's eyes were elsewhere, lost in the shimmering glow of his gift. Today, they peered through the eyes of a security drone in the Arbiter's instructional chamber. Seeing through the anonymous automatons that staffed Lock Rail's security division was an old bit of mind work that Heyman had learned in his youth from his half-brother Mordecai. What he had once thought of as a childish trick came in quite handy for keeping tabs on what was going on in the many departments of Lock Rail.
And since Solomon had returned to the fold, he had frequently employed it to observe his son's lessons. At the moment, Solomon and his half-brother Bonaparte were sharing a moment of generational camaraderie. Nephew and uncle clinking bottles and worrying about the future. The images came through the drone's eyes and flickering black and white. The sound tinny and far away like the voices of the singers on the records his mother played on her Victrola. He's right, Uncle Boney. I still can't do what father needs me to do. I can open the door, but I can't go through. I can't even make my guardians obey unless I'm in danger. Once I give him a grandchild, what use will he have for me? Try not to worry too much, nephew.
Your dear Rachel knows all about controlling dangerous and powerful gifts. She's come a long way since you last
saw
her.
Win her heart, and perhaps she'll teach you what you need to know. By the wedding night.
Haman snorted at his half-brother's vulgar sense of humor. He focused his gift and the picture became sharper, their voices clearer in his mind. Go get showered and changed. We have an hour before we need it upstairs for supper. We'll swing by my rooms and have a proper drink while I freshen up. Haman watched as Solomon walked out of the furnace, as the men called the sweltering dungeon that was the Arbiter's chamber, and headed toward the locker rooms located down the hall. His man remained behind, allowing him a clear view of his brother. Bonaparte downed the rest of his beer and then walked over to the braziers on either side of the Arbiter's binding circle and relit them with the flourish of his hand.
The runes on the iron ring blazed, and the golem of flesh and hammered copper and steel surged to life again with a hissing intake of breath.
That was unnecessary. So was telling the son of your master that he's worthless.
You stitched together sack of scrabble. The eyes of the arbiter burned painfully bright as it glared at the white-haired man.
The one who summoned and bound me here has disappeared down the Iron Road. His runt is minding the store until he returns, or until someone puts him in his place. The
thing's words held no malice. It imparted only cold facts. Still, Haman pursed his lips in disapproval.
Mind your tongue,
slave,
or I'll... You'll what? Put out my fire? Banish me from this corpse? Do you know where I go when the fires here are unlit, little Bonaparte? Do you think I answer to you and yours because I must?
Go ahead, little cockroach.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening scene that introduces Haman Locke and the mysterious gift?
0:01–6:08
2
How does the family discussion reveal the Locke family’s dark history and the Arbiter’s role?
6:08–15:30
3
What events lead Rachel Harlow onto the private train car and what does she notice first?
15:30–18:45
4
Who is the mysterious stranger in the charcoal suit and what power does he claim to possess?
18:45–22:20
5
How does the stranger explain the Locke family’s mind‑control abilities and their deadly consequences?
22:20–23:58
6
What deal does the stranger offer Rachel and what are the hidden conditions?
23:58–26:16
7
How does Rachel react to the offer and what decision does she ultimately make?
26:16–30:36
8
What is the final outcome as the train reaches Philadelphia and the story concludes?
30:36–51:02