"Their relationship was not good, and he was an abusive boyfriend. Samantha had been trying to break up with him for a while. She was unable to break up with him, and she was looking forward to him going away."
The elevator fell multiple floors with someone inside and abruptly stopped when the emergency brakes were activated. While the brakes fortunately kept the elevator from crashing into the bottom of the elevator shaft, the sudden stop caused the person to sustain moderate to severe injuries.