The Girl On the Train

achel Watson is an alcoholic who rides a train aimlessly since losing her job and her marriage. From the train, she fixates on the lives of her former husband Tom Watson, his current wife Anna, and their neighbors Scott and Megan Hipwell, whom she idolizes. Megan worked for Tom and Anna as a nanny, but recently quit. During her marriage, Rachel became depressed about her infertility and developed a drinking problem that has resulted in continual blackouts and destructive behavior. At a barbecue held by Tom’s boss, she drunkenly made a scene and is blamed by Tom when he is fired. While drunk, she often harasses Tom, like calling him multiple times, though she has little or no memory of these acts once she sobers up. Once she also took Tom and Anna’s newborn daughter Evie out of her crib while Anna was sleeping, but then left the child on the ground when Anna discovered her.