NATHAN EXPECTED TO find a mess at the scene of the incident, nonetheless, what he found when he got there surprised him. The first things he saw were the Ford with the crumpled wing and bonnet and the Aston Martin on its roof; it was clear that the incident was more serious than he had imagined. He took in the two cars, and the damage they had suffered, for a few moments and then forced himself to look further as he got out of his car and approached the scene on foot. An ambulance was parked across the street from the two crashed cars, the back doors open while the paramedics worked on their patient inside. It was clear that they had only recently moved him into the rear of the ambulance, and were making last-minute checks to be sure he would be alright during the trip to the hospital.