“How’s Moishe doing with his Kitty Valet?”

Hannah’s mood improved slightly. Mike really did care about Moishe. “He loves it. There’s only one thing…he’s going through two and three full food tubes a day.”

“That’s way too much! He’s going to be as fat as a pig if he keeps that up.”

“I don’t think he’s eating it. It doesn’t look as if he’s gained any weight, and with that much food, he would have. I think he’s taking out the food and hiding it somewhere.”

“That makes some kind of sense, especially since he was a stray. He probably hid food as a survival tactic.”

“That’s what I thought, but I can’t figure out where he’s hiding it. There’s got to be quite a pile by now.”

“Well…you can’t keep an eye on him twenty-four-seven. What you should probably do is install a surveillance camera.”

“A surveillance camera for my cat?” Hannah was amused.

“I think it’s a good idea. They have nanny-cams. You need a kitty-cam.”

Hannah laughed. “You’re probably right, but I’m on a limited budget. I really can’t afford to buy an expensive surveillance camera to discover where my cat is hiding his food.”

“You don’t have to buy one. I’ve got a state-of-the-art model in the car. I test out products for a company that makes security devices. All I have to do is rate them, and then the department gets to keep them. It’s a great way to get free equipment.”

Hannah thought about that for a moment. “It’s also a great way to save the county some money.”

“You bet. The security staff at the mall tests them, too. They don’t have much of a budget out there.”

“Uh-oh. Is this camera going to break down like the one outside the back door at Heavenly Bodies?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. For one thing, it’s inside. And for another thing, it’s a brand-new, improved model. Some of the older models are affected by temperature and moisture, but this new one is supposed to be completely reliable. I can install it in your kitchen right now if you want me to. All I have to do is put in a bracket and two screws, and that won’t take more than a minute or two. Then, when we find out which direction Moishe goes with the food, we can move the camera to that room and track him to wherever he’s hiding it.”

“Okay,” Hannah said. “That sounds like a sensible solution to me. I’ll drive you to your car to get it. Where did you park?”