Man gives hitchhiker a lift home-and is shocked by the news the next day

 As news of the gang's arrest spread through the room, a wave of long-awaited relief washed over them. Carter and Anchor exchanged glances, a silent understanding that the nightmare they'd both endured was finally coming to an end. The air felt lighter, as if a heavy burden of fear had been lifted all at once."It's finally over," Anchor murmured, letting out a deep sigh as the tension left his body. A palpable sense of relief seemed to fill every corner of the room, enveloping them like a comforting embrace. It was the end of a chapter, a final resolution to the pain that had tormented them for so long.