, ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁escape . ▁She ▁prepar es ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁Raymond , ▁a ▁child ▁who ▁has ▁not ▁taken ▁the ▁c andy , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁keys ▁to ▁the ▁bus . ▁ ▁Kate ▁attempts ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁bus ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁bridge ▁but ▁the ▁engine ▁suddenly ▁st alls . ▁Its ▁occup ants ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁on ▁the ▁bridge , ▁now ▁surrounded ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁it ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁r ans om ▁pay ments ▁are ▁comm encing . ▁However , ▁the ▁terror ists ▁still ▁demand ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁S ede ete , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁their ▁group . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁afterwards , ▁Ant ib be ▁is ▁shot ▁by ▁a ▁military ▁sni per ▁acting ▁on ▁ref lex . ▁The ▁terror ists ▁kill ▁the ▁boy ▁Raymond ▁in ▁ret ali ation . ▁Ben ▁March and ▁is ▁sent ▁with ▁a ▁stone ▁from ▁their ▁hom eland ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁S ede ete ' s ▁capture . ▁Ben ▁is ▁briefly ▁tort ured ▁and ▁gives ▁the ▁terror ists ▁mis leading ▁information ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁rescue ▁attempt , ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁deliber ately ▁passed ▁to ▁him . ▁Sold iers ▁attack ▁the ▁bus ▁and ▁free ▁the ▁surv iving ▁children . ▁They ▁kill ▁Art kin ▁and ▁Ben ▁is ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁cross - fire . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁confusion ▁of ▁the ▁assault ▁M iro ▁esc apes ▁through ▁the ▁military ▁cord on , ▁forcing ▁Kate ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him . ▁Kate ▁tries ▁to ▁conv