Milo tossed his radio frequency scanner into his backpack. As he entered the alley where the incident happened, he froze as he relived the experience of being chased. Police tape was strewn around the alley haphazardly. Milo wondered if they even finished processing the crime scene.

He began scanning for anything with a radio frequency. He had had the feeling that they were being watched that day but failed to act. He felt guilty for not at least saying anything. Jet and Nigel probably would have dismissed the feelings anyway. Milford was a small town, and nothing like this had ever happened—in his lifetime anyway. The frequency scanner would emit a loud, high-pitched tone if the scanner came too close to a device that had a frequency.

Milo didn’t find anything for a long time; he was about to give up when he heard a slightly higher tone than usual. The difference was subtle but there. The picnic table was clean. Milo confirmed by physically checking it. Judging from the signal strength, Milo determined another signal was being transmitted from another location nearby, within thirty feet. Other than some scattered debris, there was little else an intruder could bug. Perhaps the assassin had a powerful directional microphone?

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Frustrated, Milo leaned against a wooden fence separating the alley from the back ends of other businesses. His scanner screeched to life. He jumped at the abrupt sound. Milo examined the fence; although he could not see anything, his scanner told a different story. He moved the probe methodically across the fence until he found what he was looking for. He examined the probed area in more detail and noticed an imperfection in the wood. Someone went through a lot of trouble to conceal whatever this was. He took out his Swiss Army knife and poked at the edges. Something dislodged. A pill-looking thing was attached to a stiff wire. He tugged on the wire and felt it pull. He also heard something fall. From the other side?

Milo scaled the fence and saw what he was looking for: A small box was attached to the wire. He jumped to the other side, detached the wire, and shoved the box and the wire into his backpack. He wanted to investigate at a safe location because he didn’t know who else might be watching.