Act I The towel had barely finished dripping. A few tiny drops of soapy water splashed onto the sleeve of an expensive designer coat as thirty-four-year-old Rachel Morgan wrung out a microfiber towel…

Act I The strawberry burst the instant it hit the ground. A single ripe berry slipped from a red plastic bucket, landing beneath a tourist’s polished shoes. Crimson juice splashed across the leg…

Act I The camera shutter clicked at the exact wrong moment. A cart piled high with freshly harvested pumpkins rolled into the frame just as an expensive family portrait was being taken beneath…

Act I The punch landed before anyone could even process what had happened. A wheelbarrow, overloaded with wet mud, slipped slightly across the rain-soaked construction site. A splash of brown water stained the…

Act I The first kick came so fast that nobody had time to react. A wheel from an overloaded ice cart barely brushed the polished leather shoe of Victor Langston, the wealthy owner…

Act I The drop of dirty water was barely visible. It slipped from an old windshield cloth onto the sleeve of a designer coat beneath the blue-white lights of a late-night gas station….

Act I The log rolled only a few inches. It slipped from the back of an old pickup truck and came to rest against the tire of a spotless Range Rover parked outside…

Act I The aluminum can rolled only a few inches. It brushed the polished sneaker of a man wearing expensive team gear as thousands of fans streamed out of the NFL stadium after…

Act I A few blades of grass drifted through the scorching Texas air and landed on the polished hood of a freshly washed sports car. The lawn mower rattled to a stop. The…