The Feline Affair (An Incident Series Novelette) - Plot & Excerpts
He was sitting at a shady, out-of-the-way bench near the biology building, his laptop open on the table in front of him. He was scowling at the screen. He looked up distractedly as I approached. “Ah, hello, Ms. Olsen.” “Any news on our fridge phantom?” “I’ve hit a small snag. Last night, as planned I mounted the wireless camera. It’s on the top shelf across from the fridge.” I immediately knew what he meant. The biology department kept extra paper plates and napkins and such there. “As an incentive I placed a plastic container with a quinoa salad in the fridge, near the front,” he went on. “Quinoa salad? You should grab a meal at the Faculty Club. I think it’d be to your liking. So what happened?” “There’s a problem. Because of the camera angle, it only shows the person opening the fridge, not what they take out of it. Here, look.” He slid over, and I took a seat next to him. Live footage streamed on the laptop. “We’re just in range of the camera’s wireless here on this bench,”
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