Tom's move

In this diagram Red wants to connect to the bottom edge.

R8 C10 Vb7 Vb6 Ve5 Vc4 Vd2 Ha8 Hb8 Hc6 Hd5 He4 Hf3 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2 Hg3 Hh3 Hi3 Hj3 Hi4 Hj4 Hj5

It looks impossible to use the single stone on the fourth row as a ladder escape. How can it be done? By using Tom's move:

He pushes the ladder until he is right underneath it, and then he plays at (*).

R8 C10 Vb7 Vc7 Vd7 Vb6 Ve5 Vc4 Vd2 Ha8 Hb8 Hc8 Hd8 Hc6 Hd5 He4 Hf3 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2 Sg6 Pf7 Hg3 Hh3 Hi3 Hj3 Hi4 Hj4 Hj5

Now the situation is completely identical to that in the Double ladder on 2nd line Escape (in the article Tips and tricks).

Blue's natural defense is to play at (+).

R8 C10 Vb7 Vc7 Vd7 Vb6 Ve5 Vc4 Vd2 Ha8 Hb8 Hc8 Hd8 Hc6 Hd5 He4 Hf3 Hg2 Hh2 Hi2 Vg6 Hf7 Vh5 Sg4 Se7 Hg3 Hh3 Hi3 Hj3 Hi4 Hj4 Hj5

Now Red´s two pieces at g6 and h5 are connected to the bottom edge, and his ladder can connect to those pieces in two different ways, by playing in either of the starred cells. Red is therefore safely connected to the bottom edge.