Crisis Averted

The kitty is supposed to stay inside until he's acclimated to his new home, which means that we need to make sure not to leave the doors open.
Liz was about ready for bed when she realized she didn't know where Tim was. She checked the whole house, but he was nowhere to be found. Uh oh. There was a lot of in and outing yesterday, as the trash needed to be put by the curb. What if he had snuck out during the 5 seconds the door was left open?
Liz begins to give up, Joe and I start looking in nooks and crannies. Just as Liz is about to retire for the night, we hear a yell from the basement: "Found him!"
Tim races up the stairs into Liz's room with a look on his face that tells us he knows he's been naughty.
He was hiding in the basement. Yes, Liz had already looked there, but it took a scary newcomer like Joe to rouse him from his hiding place.
What a relief.