You all make a break.

Toni is the closest to Lopez, lying on the floor and stretching out as far as the manacles and ankle chains allow her she just manages to grab hold of the officers foot. It takes some effort, but she drags the **** Lopez towards her until she can reach the keychain. You and the rest of the feminised convicts urge her on.

Toni sorts through the keys and tries three before she finds the right one to unlock her cuffs. Then she hurriedly unlocks her ankle chain. Grinning, she tosses the bunch of keys to you before going forward to search the front of the bus. After ridding yourself of your shackles you turn to Tamara.

"You coming with us kid?" You ask the petite gingerhaired girl.

Tamara looks torn between making a break with you or staying before nodding and holding up her cuffed wrists. You free her just as Toni comes back holding Lopez's shotgun.

"Hurry it up, those state troopers that were escorting us are on the way." Toni hisses at you.

You look to the rear of the bus and up the slope. The beams from flashlights can be seen back on the road. You reckon you might have a minute or two before the troopers can find a safe place to descend and make it down here. The dark and heavy rain should slow them down.

"Hey man, give me the keys." Julia shouts at you.

You pass the keys to Tamara and tell her to free the ex gang leader. Turning Lopez over you get her sidearm and briefly check her pulse at her throat. The officer is alive, but has not stirred yet. Julia joins you and stares at the latina guard.

"You going to waste the bitch?" She asks. "Or you want me to do it?"

"She's dead, neck got broke I think." You lie to the black convict. "We gotta get moving, troopers are coming."

Julia rushes towards the exit without checking Lopez for herself. Tamara is unlocking Rihanna's restraints and the flashlight beams seem to be picking their way carefully down the wooded slope. You hear Julia forcing open the bus door and look forward. Toni is looking at you with a thoughtful expression. She puts her fingers to Lopez's throat for a moment. She looks back at you and then leaves the guard where she lies and heads towards the door.

"Steph, Steph." Tamara cries, hauling on Rihanna's arm as the Pakistani mumbles prayers and refuses to move.

You go to Tamara's aid and slap Rihanna hard on the side of the face. She stops her mumbling and stares up at you with murderous hate. You grab Tamara's arm and push her past you towards the door.

"Go kid." You yell before turning to Rihanna. "Run or stay, I don't give a fuck which. I ain't got time to fuck about with you."

You turn and run for the door. The other three prisoners are just outside and you can hear shouts from up the slope getting nearer. Together you run downhill through the trees, blundering in the dark one moment and blinded by lightning the next. Branches and bushes whip and snag your body and clothing as you blunder forward, slipping and sliding on the wet earth. Toni in the lead pulls up abruptly, you have run into a small steam now swollen and raging from the heavy rain.

"Go in, get across it." You yell. "The troopers ain't going to follow us into that."

Toni nods and leaps into the churning water. Julia and Tamara follow her in and all three are lost from sight almost immediately. You hear sobbing and the sound of somebody stumbling towards you. Rihanna decided to run after all. You grab her arm and push her into the stream and then dive in yourself.