When the chopper moved away, he lay still on the roof, ignored by the crowd. The helicopter flew toward Pranthi's building and the roofers followed. The railing stopped them, but the push of people in the back crushed the front row against the rail. Their faces should have twisted in pain. They ought to have been screaming for the push to stop. Instead they reached toward the helicopter with the rest.

The railing couldn't take the weight of the crowd. When it pulled up from the roof ...