AT THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT laboratory, the secretary and her assistants viewed the recording. It was grainy and staticky. “Like a 1950s TV show,” Tony commented. Secretary Stevens thought an antenna might clear up the pictures and asked how else they might try to enhance the recording. Tony said, “We"re definitely going to need to get back in. I think Kim and I can put together a low frequency antenna, but we need new data. We can"t do it with what we have.” At the White House, Tom told the president that Fritz and the others were going back into the school. “I"m not surprised,” said the First Lady. “Me neither,” said the president. A yellow pad sat on the coffee table in front of him. Tom continued, “They are looking at metal objects and books. Oh, and they suspect we"ve bugged them.”

