Late afternoon. The house quiet. Daniel gone to work. Guards patrolling outside.

Liam sat in his room. Door locked from the outside. But his mind working. Planning. Remembering.

Kyle. Before the fight. Showing off. "Watch this. I can pick any lock with just needles."

Demonstrating. Two needles. Bent just right. Inserted. Twisted. Click. The classroom door unlocking.

"That's how I sneak into places." Kyle had ...