They dumped the Rolls in a vacant bus lane and ran into the
station. Weng took one platform while Cherry took another.

When it came time for the train to leave, there was still no sign
of Shirley, so Weng told the guard,

who used his radio to delay the train.

But after an hour’s search, no child was found.

The train staff promised to keep an eye out, and to alert police

when they arrived in Beijing. Cherry wondered if perhaps her
daughter had changed her mind, and was back home in bed—
or even if her late husband’s ghost was up to no good.