Thomas parked his car outside the garage. He had a terrible thought. Had he locked up Claire securely before he'd left? He<em>thought</em>he had, but he wasn't entirely sure. Maybe it would be best to be cautious. He walked round to the side door of the garage. He put the supermarket bag down and listened. He couldn't hear anything.<br/><br/>He unlocked the door, got out his .45 and took off the safety catch. He pushed the door part way open and stood back, holding the gun. From the angle that he was standing, he couldn't see far inside the garage. All that he could tell was that the light was on- not very useful.<br/><br/>"Hi Claire honey, I'm back."