He took memory sticks and an external drive from his desk, and cables from the mess on the floor. Pike loaded his gear into the backpack, and we made our way toward the garage. Pike stopped when we reached the living room. "The fish." The aquarium stood on its stand, bubbling. I said, "What about them?" Tyson said, "We gotta feed them." We waited while Pike fed the fish, then followed him into the garage. The walls were lined with gray metal shelving units. The shelves were crowded with different-sized boxes and the clutter that accumulates as time passes, and more boxes were stacked on the floor in front of the shelves. Handwriting identified their contents: Christmas/ornaments, Christmas/lights, Tyson-baby clothes, Mom's lamp. Pike pointed out a small black box clipped to the outside of the garage door's track, up high by the ceiling and difficult to see. "Transmitter.
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