Stop in for a cup of coffee

A local garage down the road (5 miles) had a 98 dodge van he sold me for $150. So we decided to drag it home yesterday. No motor and shield all off. I am driving the van while my buddy is towing me. about a mile down the road the tourque converter starts to make a noise. The transmission is hanging on wires but I can see the road right at my feet. I can't get my buddy stopped! And the noise is getting stronger and stronger and I am thinking....the TC is going to spin right out of there. About that time it flew off and went straight up! It hit the floor on the Passenger side then bounced around and finally went out the bottom. He finally stopped! He came back laughing. I said laugh you SOB I was waving to stop! I thought for a moment I didn't get electrocuted just to have my leg taken off by a rogue TC!