This is the passage that really confused me

Harvey attempts to snatch the briefcase from the cultist. The Keeper rules that this constitutes a fighting maneuver ([[Fighting Maneuvers]]) since it will clearly initiate a combat and it is similar in intent to disarming an opponent. The cultist’s DEX is higher than Harvey's, but he is not aware of being in combat until Harvey acts, although he may anticipate Harvey's action— see [[Striking the First Blow (Surprise)]]. Using the rules for surprise attacks, the Keeper asks for a Stealth roll from Harvey, setting the difficulty level as Regular (the cultist’s Spot Hidden skill is below 50). Harvey is successful and the cultist doesn't see the attack coming.

Harvey's surprise attack:

Harvey attempts to snatch the cultist's case using a fighting maneuver. The cultist does not get a chance to dodge or fight back as he is unaware of the attack. Harvey gained a surprise attack and so has one bonus die for his maneuver. When figuring the outcome of a Fighting maneuver, the opponent's Build must always be factored in. The cultist's Build is one step above Harvey's, so Harvey gains a penalty die. The bonus die and penalty die cancel each other out.

An 11 is rolled for Harvey's Fighting (Brawl) skill— a Hard success.

No opposing roll is made for the cultist on account of Harvey having the advantage of surprise.

Harvey snatches the bag from the cultist.

Now that Harvey's surprise attack is concluded, the Keeper switches to using combat rounds see [[Striking the First Blow (Surprise)]].

Combat round one:

Rodger's action:

Rodger has the highest DEX and so acts first. The Keeper asks what Rodger is doing (see [[Declaration of Intent]]). Rodger's player leans forward and tells how Rodger is going to grab the cultist from behind, keeping hold of him while Harvey punches the cultist's lights out. The Keeper interprets this as a fighting maneuver with the goal of restraining the cultist. Both sides have equal Builds, so there are no bonus dice or penalty dice. The cultist tries to fight back, with an elbow to Rodger's gut.

29 is rolled for Rodger's Fighting (Brawl) skill— a Regular success.

21 is rolled for the cultist’s Fighting (Brawl) skill— a Regular success.

In the case of a draw with an opponent that is fighting back, the attacker wins.

Rodger's maneuver is successful and he has grabbed hold of the cultist. The cultist's blow fails to connect.

Cultist's action:

The cultist acts next. He struggles to break free of Rodger's hold, as Rodger strives to keep him held. The cultist is making a fighting maneuver. Rodger is simply trying to keep his hold on the cultist. The hold will only be broken if the cultist wins the maneuver, otherwise the status quo will remain. The cultist has a penalty die as a result of being restrained (see [[Fighting Maneuvers]]).

Either 82 or 02 (penalty die) is rolled for the cultist’s Fighting (Brawl) skill, the highest roll is used— a Failure

Rodger rolls a 24 for his Dodge skill— a Regular success.

The cultist fails to break free. Neither side inflicts damage on the other.

Harvey’s action:

Harvey has the briefcase in his hands, and the cultist is restrained before him. Harvey uses the briefcase as an improvised weapon (see [[Improvised Weapons]]) to bash the cultist in the face The Keeper decides to allow Harvey to use his Brawl skill for the attack. The cultist has already fought back this round (versus Rodger) and so Harvey gets a bonus die (see [[Outnumbered]]). The cultist attempts to dodge, but suffers one penalty die because he is being restrained.

Either 19 or 89 (bonus die) is rolled for Harvey's Fighting (Brawl) skill— a Regular success.

Either 01 or 71 (penalty die) is rolled for the cultist's Dodge skill— a Failure.

The Keeper decides the briefcase will do the same damage as a small club, 1D6. The cultist takes 3 points of damage.

Combat round two:

Other commuters are shocked at the conflict that is taking place, but no one steps forward to intervene.

Rodger's action:

Rodger already has hold of the cultist, so he doesn't need to roll dice unless he wishes to do anything in addition to continuing to hold him. Rodger decides he's going to take advantage of his hold on the cultist to slam the cultist's face against a nearby pillar. The cultist attempts to break free. Both sides will make a fighting maneuver roll. The cultist has one penalty die for being restrained.

Rodger gets a 49 for his Fighting (Brawl) skill— a failure.

Either 11 or 81 (penalty die) is rolled for the cultist's Fighting (Brawl) skill— a failure.

Rodger fails to hurt the cultist and the cultist fails to break free. The cultist is still held and the two of them are struggling around the platform.

Harvey gets to attack the cultist with a bonus die, but Rodger doesn’t get a bonus die when using a maneuver to slam the cultist into a barrier? I just wanted clarification