PLATFORM 7 · 23:54
NIGHT 1 · TIMELINE B (SNOW DELAY) · 8 NAMED PASSENGERS
MRS. PEMBERTON · Passenger
TIMELINE B · snow delay
GOAL: Reach her sister in Brackenbury
NEED: A warm seat and patience
HAVE: Carpet bag, locket photo, half a sandwich
PLAN: Cafe → Counter → Window seat → Wait it out
STEP: 2 of 4 (cafe counter)
MOOD: Wistful warm
⚙ TIMELINE FORK
A · ON TIME23:59 arrival · clear
B · SNOW DELAYdrift on the line · cafe
C · AIRSHIPtrain cancelled · ZEPHYR boards
RECITAL: pending · BRIEFCASE: unsolved
Crossover: Pemberton missed SS MERIDIAN tonight.
DRAMA LADDER
· Whitford → home for Lily's recital
· Halloran → notices the briefcase
· Pemberton → finds her locket
· Cordelia → makes the art-school train
23:54 · Hallowell Junction · the midnight train is due in five minutes — three timelines wait on the same platform.
HALLOWELL JUNCTION