in the smoke detector above the bed and that we were leaving immediately because
it was a complete invasion of privacy.
As soon as I sent it, a reply came from the host.
The message said I was wrong. It claimed the device was not a camera, but a transmitter for a private security system, and that now, because I had broken it, “they” would come looking for it.
That single word changed everything.
They.
Who were they? If it really had been harmless equipment,
