Dorothy explains her adventures as the boat speeds towards New York. The owner is Kitty Rockford, daughter of the railroad president and Dorothy's best friend. The owner, who happens to be in the cabin, rushes to the deck as the boat is underway. Seeing that they will soon overtake her, Dorothy abandons the auto near the sound, rushes to a small private dock, jumps aboard a motorboat and races out on the water to safety. The men leave a road house in time to see her go and give chase.
Dorothy Maxwell has been bound and gagged, and robbed by the two men with whom she set out to warn Tom of danger. Tom and Ben pay a large sum to the engineer and fireman, then run to the car, just in time to jump aboard and pull out at the command of the station master. Stone arranges to send Dunn, Stone's criminal agent, to take the place of the draw bridge tender and open the bridge and let the car through. Stone is present and tells the engineer, with Rockford's permission, to accept the bribe and allow Tom to take his run. After Tom leaves, the engineer informs Rockford of the attempted bribery. Tom offers the engineer a bribe to take his place. Leaving the office, he makes an acquaintance with the engineer of the President's private car. Tom and Ben call on Rockford Tom manages to slip a warning on his desk. Tom's friends assure him that they will stick for whatever happens, Tom learns that the President of the Railroad Monopoly, Rockford, is to leave for Boston that afternoon in his private car, Rockford is one of the members of the Graft Trust and one of the men to be brought to account for the death of his father. This warning he shows to Ben Travers, his wealthy friend and to Stevens the reporter, who has enlisted on his side, with the suggestion that they let him proceed alone, as an alliance might bring harm to them. Tom receives warning from the Graft Trust to cease his activities or suffer the fate of his father and brother. Tom Larnigan, encouraged by his victory over the Textile Trust, turns his attention to the Railroad Monopoly.