CHAPTER 25 Brad arrived home at eleven-thirty and Evie was already there. “What took you so long? I came right home like you asked?” “Sorry, it took longer than I thought.” Brad set his packages on the kitchen table. “What the heck is all this?” “This is part of our answer.” Brad handed her some of the packages. “Very funny,” she said sarcastically. “This looks like the latest problem!” “No really. Are the folks sleeping?” he asked in a lowered voice. “I guess. They were already upstairs when I came home.” “Good, then let’s get all this downstairs and I’ll explain as we go.” Brad told his sister all he had heard but she was noticeably skeptical. They went into the lab and Brad found the report his parents had referred to. “Hey Brad, what’s wrong with you?” Evie asked as

