His fall was stopped by the top of the other elevator.
He saw the top of the elevator at the floor below.
The top of the elevator was level with the floor.
The door of the elevator had tried to close on his body.
The door of the elevator did not close all the way.
He was given his personal effects and taken to some sort of elevator.
Behind him was the open door of a small elevator.
He looked down, and the top of the elevator was coming this way.
Seven times they had to get out and walk across the wall road to the bottom of the next elevator.
If men are in the back of the elevator and they want to let the women off first, that's fine.