Its lights flashed off and on twice, and Luke went to the door. “What was that all about?” “Michael felt we should have some kind of signal after dark before coming to the door.” “Makes sense, but what if we weren’t sitting in the kitchen? We’d never have noticed.” “Good point. We’ll work something else out.” Luke waited for the light knock before unlocking the door and opening it to admit Michael. “Sorry I’m so late.” “No problem. We were just having a snack. Care to join us?” “Sure. Where’s Mom?” “She and Dad went up to bed already. So did Zakia. Did you need to see her about something?” “Nope, it’s just habit to see her in the kitchen. Seems strange that she’s not here.” He smiled and turned to Leah. “How are you holding up?” “As well as can be expected, I guess. Did you find out anything else?” “Yeah, the day Roddy and his friends showed up here, he reported his car stolen. It was found in an underground parking garage.”
