The camera was positioned at a high angle, overlooking a small, mid-century modern living room. The quality was startlingly clear. On a velvet green sofa sat a woman reading a book. A clock on the wall behind her ticked in real-time. Elias checked his own watch; they matched perfectly.
A knock echoed through Elias’s headphones. Simultaneously, in the video, the woman stood up and walked toward her front door. Elias felt a cold spike of adrenaline. He looked at the file name again: 19303. 19303 was his own zip code. 19303.rar
Somewhere in the city, someone was clicking "Extract" on 19303.rar and watching Elias stand by his window, staring into the dark. If you'd like to continue this story, tell me: Should Elias in the courtyard? The camera was positioned at a high angle,