“I don’t think that’ll strengthen our case with the FBI,” said Rich. “I think our best play is to get as close as possible and take photographs of the campers, the buildings—everything. I’m starting to think we might spend more time here than I had originally planned. I’d really like to get into a few of those buildings and steal some of their training material. Take pictures while some of the campers are still awake. Attempt a break-in around two or three in the morning?”

“Whatever it takes,” said Devin, everyone else mumbling agreement.

“How long do we have drone coverage?” asked Marnie.

“The drone’s enhanced surveillance package puts it at the higher end of the model’s takeoff weight range, which taxes the battery,” said Rich. “Normally I’d say we had two hours, but the gliding might buy us more time.”

Rich activated his radio. “OVERWATCH. How long can you keep the drone up? We’re thinking about extending our stay.”

“I need to take the drone off station around twelve forty-five to land it safely. If we ditch the drone, and I time its last pass right, you’ll have coverage until a little after one.”

“The gliding didn’t help the battery situation?” said Rich.

“Negative. It came out as a wash. Actually, we may have lost battery time. The altitude hikes eat up power.”

“Understood,” said Rich, ending the chat with Gupta. “There’s your answer. If we stick around for a little breaking and entering, we’ll have to do it partially blind, unless everyone up there goes to bed within the next twenty minutes. It’s eleven thirty-five right now, and I wouldn’t risk cracking open one of those doors until everyone has been down for a good hour or so.”

“I think it’s worth it,” said Devin. “We need to leave here with more than pictures.”

“I agree,” said Marnie. “If we can do it without waking them up. Don’t forget that we’re dealing with brainwashed zealots here, and this is sacred ground to them. All bets are off if someone raises the alarm.”

“You bring up a really good point. I hadn’t thought of it that way,” said Rich. “Come to think of it, they probably have some kind of emergency procedure for trespassers that get too close, whether they stumble in here on purpose or unintentionally. I’d be willing to bet there’s a history of unexplained disappearances in this county. That said, I still think we should stick around and try.”

“WWKD,” said Jared.

“Huh?” said Marnie.

“What would Karl do?” said Jared. “When in doubt. WWKD.”

“I like it,” said Marnie, stifling a laugh. “So. What would Karl do?”

“Something a lot more drastic than a late-night break-in,” said Rich.

“Like what?” asked Devin.

Don’t encourage him, she wanted to say. Marnie had a good idea what Karl would do.