This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Holland and Josh McCullough tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.

Murder in the Rain contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised. You're going to be.

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and romantic relationships are a shambles. He lashes out at those trying to help and considers

gambling to win it all back. He even tries declaring bankruptcy, but it does no good.

The strain is evident in his every move and word. As he finally admits the debt to his

flabbergasted an angry significant other over the phone, he watches a freight train

pass by in the distance. He leaves his workplace and runs toward the train. The man reaches

the tracks as several open boxcars roll past.

He matches his pace and leaps into one of the cars as it slows to a stop.

His partner soon pulls up to the office and rushes from her car.

One of the man's coworkers points out the direction in which he's fled and she takes off after him.

Spotting him in the train yard and looking only slightly relieved, she approaches.

As the man sits dejected on the train, which is now clearly arriving and not departing,

he softly sings runaway train by soul asylum to himself.

Interviewed later, he said, What am I doing? I'm blowing Dodge. I'm getting out of town. Whatever you call it. I am running away from my responsibilities and it feels good

She asks him why he ran and the man says he messed up big time. She says he can fix it and she will help.

He was there to lean on during a difficult time in her life and she says she will be there for him.

She scouches beside the man and says she'll run away with him if that's what it takes.

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