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…

Act I The newspaper never should have landed there. A violent gust tore it from the weathered bicycle basket, sending it gliding across the rain-soaked street before it rested against the windshield of…

Act I The fish slipped from the crate before anyone could catch it. A splash of icy seawater landed on the polished leg of an expensive wool coat, and for a heartbeat the…