a roar echoes from the mouth of the tunnel , and a whoosh of hot air blasts us in the face , and then a subway train pulls into the station with a screech of metal on metal . fortunately , someone had left one of the windows open a crack in the back . you know what this is , right ? `` do n't report this story , '' he told her . a moment later , she appeared in the doorway , the phone to her ear . 