and seth hears the anger in her voice , which makes so much more sense now that he 's heard her story - she 's protecting tommy - like she was n't protected - the driver makes a terrifyingly smooth leap over the bicycle , not slowing its stride as it closes in on tomasz - regine is moving faster than seth has ever seen her , so fast she 's pulling away from him - but it 's too late - it 's too late - the driver has reached tomasz - tomasz is raising his bandaged hands to protect his head - light streams from the tip of the baton as the driver swings it down - and strikes the arm of regine , who has thrown herself between tomasz and the driver .