Elias sat in the glow of his monitor, the cursor blinking at the end of the file name. Leo had been a digital hoarder, a curator of "perfect" copies. He didn't just watch movies; he archived them like they were holy relics. When Leo disappeared three months ago, he left behind a single 2TB hard drive.

Elias felt the air leave the room. He scrolled down. The timestamps didn't match the movie’s runtime. They were dates and GPS coordinates.

00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:30,000 THE GARDEN ISN'T WHERE WE BURIED THE DOG. LOOK UNDER THE FLAGSTONE WITH THE CHIP.