Evan stepped forward when Calder pulled out a sealed box, belonging to his father, that Evan had never opened. “Wait!” he shouted. Calder waved him off. “I just stuffed it here.” When Evan opened the box, he found a heavy, tarnished watch tucked inside among his father’s things. Calder snatched it immediately.
As Calder twisted the watch, a metal key fell from a hidden compartment, clinking against the floor. Evan picked it up, surprised by its weight. Before he could ask anything, Calder whispered urgently, “This is what they want. They’ll hurt you for it. Now we can leave.”