Part One: The Hero, The Friend: August 20 - 22: Chapters 1 - 5 Summary

Jim barrels down the highway through the Mojave desert, certain he will be too late. A shotgun is on the seat next to him, barrels pointed to the floor. He tops a rise to see a Chevy station wagon on the side of the road, and an old Roadking motor home lumbering away. His attention is divided between them. Sensing no need for the shotgun, he approaches the wagon. A man covered in blood barely names his wife and daughter before he dies. Jim gets back into the Camaro and races after the Roadking with the Harley Davidson strapped to the back. He pulls along side but they use the Roadking to force him off the road. The Camaro flips twice landing on its side...