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places to bug. I think the attic might be a good place to set up linked ceiling pick-ups with long term power. Look for an access. And give me that! I'll bet the safety... ass hole." "Right there. Up there. See? Mick, you check that. I'll check the basement." The doctor shuddered to think what would happen if they entered the garage and saw his car. Was it still making clicking noises as it cooled? Maybe they would leave? No. Well, maybe.. Although the house looked like a long single level ranch from the street, built into a hill, the lower level was unseen from the front. Upper level rooms were in two rows, the front yard facing rooms and the back yard facing rooms, with a hallway, the one with the attic access, running the center. From the back, however, the basement, fully exposed, overlooked a long back yard. A utility room, a large storage area, and the workshop, on the front side below ground level lacked windows. The office and play room had windows and the play room a door into the back yard. Fortunately, the inside door to the garage was offset, opening into the office where it looked more like a closet than another room to inspect. This was close to where the intruders entered, from the lower rear. The hill on which the house sat was gentle but long, mostly wooded, and lonely. There were few neighbors, and those at some distance, well past the rear yard separated by some woods where a parallel street was located unseen through the many trees. This was a sparse neighborhood of widely spaced professionals. Slim chance that any were home. Marcus was alone, very alone, with guests. Downstairs, there were interlocking composition ceiling tiles in all but the workshop. Dealing with them would be a nightmare. The workshop was below bathrooms and an