Revolutions, Episode Ten, Point 62, International Womens

Nicholas and alexandra had been walking along for the past several months. They walked towards an abyss, warned repeatedly they stood on a precipice. When the czar boarded a train and headed back to army headquarters he left solid ground behind forever. That train carried him right over the edge into the freefall of revolution. And any further attempt to twist, turn or manoeuvre now resulted in mere futile spinning in the face of gravity.