Chapter 37

• "Sit," she directed and he did. She got his arms out of the white t-shirt and checked the towel. The bleeding appeared to have slowed to an ooze so she pulled the towel back and lifted the t-shirt up and off. "I'll get these cleaned right away," she said as she walked away. She took the towel as well.
• Ed was left sitting on the toilet in his boxers. He walked back out to the bedroom and was relieved to see he hadn't dripped blood on the carpet. He picked up his flashlight and turned it off. Then he picked up the book and was surprised by how heavy it was. He carried it into the bathroom where the light was better. He tried to open the book's cover but it wasn't a cover. It wasn't a book at all. Looking closer Ed saw a small lens on the spine of the book and something that looked like it might be a motion detecting sensor. It was a recording device! He found the little spring loaded door and saw the controls and the connection ports.
• Stephanie returned from the washing machine in the hall laundry room and saw him holding the book.