Pellegrino tells a different story. She never brushed against either woman, and the sandals struck no one. She had to crawl on the floor to retrieve her bag because Abdul-Malik was blocking her way. She said she felt tension rise in the screening room when she asked the screener to take care with her change purse, which had belonged to her late father. Abdul-Malik then tore the fabric with her thumbs, Pellegrino said. She informed the two TSA workers that she was going to file a complaint.