WHAT IT IS
The couple took Molly back into the house and placed her on the dining room table. “What is that?” Megan asked her husband with a worried voice. Ron reached in and unclipped the machine for Molly’s neck, inspecting the small thing carefully.
“I know what this is. It’s a camera!” He confusingly stated.
A CAMERA?
Ron explained that he saw the exact same device advertised in one of those infomercials last week. But why was their cat wearing one on her neck? They never equipped her with one, so someone else must have done this.
But who would do such a thing? And why?
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION
These were all important questions, but what mattered first was what was on this device. Did it record something? They needed answers, and the possible footage on the camera was the only clue they had.
Ron pulled on the device, revealing a USB plug underneath its cover. “Let’s check!” Together, they walked toward the computer.
THERE IS A FILE
Ron plugged the USB part into his computer, and instantly, a file popped up on the screen. “It recorded something,” Ron said, almost sounding excited. Their bodies were still filled with nerves and tension, but in a way, it also felt like discovering treasure.
Ron clicked on the footage, and moving images started rolling.
STARTING OUT NORMAL, BUT
Curiously, the couple watched the video, and it started pretty much like they expected. They saw how Molly ran through parts of their neighborhood, entering neighboring houses as if she lived there herself.
It wasn’t unusual because residents told Megan and Ron that their cat did this, and it always was okay. But then…
TURNING SOUR
Molly saw the old woman who lived down the street pop up on screen. The woman greeted the cat in a friendly manner, thinking that her owners had probably equipped her with the camera.
But then Megan’s face suddenly turned sour. Molly left the old lady’s garden and ran away from familiar houses.
UNFAMILIAR PARTS
The camera shook heavily, switching in and out of focus. It was hard to see a clear image, but it was clear that Molly entered a part of town with which her owners were unfamiliar.
Megan eventually recognized the edge of the town’s forest when dense trees appeared. And that’s where their cat stopped.
AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
The shaky images stopped, and a crisp image returned. Molly stood still before a grey, industrial-looking building with mostly plain concrete walls and zero windows. The furry adventurer entered through a small hole inside the building’s wall.
After she did, Megan was instantly left in shock! Tears formed in her eyes. “What is this!”
GASPING FOR AIR
Megan and Ron were already holding their breath the entire time. But when Megan saw her inside this industrial building, she gasped for air. The footage showed a mostly empty room, but in the middle of it was a person tied to a chair.
Its mouth was covered, and it stared directly at their cat.
FILMING A CRIME
The humidity in the room made the lens fog up a bit, but what Ron and Megan saw was unmistakable. They even heard the individual cry a bit. “Did Molly accidentally film a kidnapping?
What is this? We need to call the police right now!” Panic sunk in as Ron rushed to the phone.
CALLING BACKUP
Ron put the phone on speaker, and the worried duo explained the situation as best they could. They told the officer about their missing cat and her unexpected return, the camera on her neck, and, most importantly, the disturbing footage they saw afterward.
The policeman took it seriously and asked them to come over immediately.
RUSHING OVER
This was a no-brainer. They had to comply and drive over there. Ron started the car, and Megan took a seat beside him. They even brought Molly with them for evidence.
And because Megan refused to let Molly out of her sight. When they arrived at the station, the footage was immediately investigated for clues.
REWATCHING WITH THE POLICE
Everyone held their breath as the footage Megan and Ron had seen just moments before replayed itself again. They saw the route their cat took, followed by the warehouse-type building.
And then the dreaded tied-up person who initiated their police call. When the officer saw this image, he immediately shared their concern.
FREAKING OUT!
Megan turned toward the concerned officer. “Sir, who is this person tied up, and why is our pet filming this? Why is she even wearing a camera? We surely did not equip her with one.
So how did she get it?” Megan was slowly freaking out. But it was about to get a lot worse.
THERE WAS MORE TO WATCH
Because while at home, Ron and Megan paused the video after seeing the tied-up person so they could call the police. Here, at their second view, the recording continued. The couple saw what happened after Molly filmed the shocking warehouse scene, which was quite a revelation.
They witnessed how Molly left the building again.
I KNOW THAT PLACE!
The officer and couple watched with bated breath how Molly’s collar camera moved outside and shook heavily from running once more. But this time, it wouldn’t show them a long and extensive blurry route.
Molly sat still and focused the lens on a new building just seconds later. “I know that place!” Megan then shouted.
AN IMPORTANT MEMORY
Megan saw how the officer and her husband looked at her confusedly, so she explained how this house sparked her memory: “Remember last summer when I was in my jogging phase?
I always finished my routes with a run through the forest on the edge of town. And I remember seeing that house there.”
OLD CREEPY HOUSE
Megan stated that even back then the house gave her the creeps, but seeing it on video now added way more tension to the old worn down place. It looked like it was abandoned for years.
The wood that mostly made up the structure was rotten, and the building hardly had any intact windows.
ENTERING THE HOUSE
But for some reason, their cat found the home very interesting. They saw how Molly entered the old house through a broken-down window. “Why is she going inside?” Megan spoke softly.
The little cat walked through a dimly lit hallway and eventually entered what seemed like a living room. And there they heard it…
A MALE VOICE
A deep male voice arose on the recording. It was raspy and interrupted by multiple coughs. “Hey, little kitty, come here; what do you have for me?” It said. Back at the police station, they saw how Molly was lifted off the ground and then turned around.
And that’s when they saw his face.
SEEING A MAN
The camera footage showed them the image of an old man with a thick white beard. The man must have been approaching 80, at least, and he looked badly groomed.
After that revelation, the camera was shut down, presumably by the old man himself, making the frame of his face freeze on the police monitor.
IS THIS OUR MAN?
“That must be him, right? The perpetrator who kidnapped the person?” Megan said while pointing at the computer screen. The officer looked at the evidence presented before him and stated that he could not be sure, but it was at least highly suspicious.
“Could you navigate to that house again?” he asked the worried Megan.
ARRIVING AT THE HOUSE
Megan nodded, and that was enough for the uniformed men. Within fifteen minutes, a task force was assembled, and police cars drove over to the house, using Megan’s guidance. When they arrived, Megan’s memory was confirmed.
This was indeed the same house seen in the video. “How can someone live her?” Megan said, slightly disgusted.
CLOSE TO THE ACTION
Megan and Ron watched as police surrounded the house in absolute silence. It was rare for civilians to be so close to the action, but Megan’s navigation to the house led them to their position.
Tension was high, but one thing was certain: Whoever was in that house had to do something about this.
KICKING IN THE DOOR
Once every exit to the house was covered, an arrest team membered kicked in the front door. It didn’t take that much effort to do so since the wood that made up the door was almost fully rotten.
Megan, Ron, and their cat Molly, who resided in her owner’s arms, waited nervously outside
HEARING NOISES
Megan heard loud noises coming from inside the house. Most of them were police officers shouting, so that must have meant they found something or someone. The worried woman clinched onto her cat tightly as the minutes ticked by.
And then she saw him. Police were escorting an old bearded man out of the home.
IS IT OVER?
Megan let out a sigh of relief when she saw his face. It was the same guy they saw on the footage, she was sure of it. “But now that they have him, this nightmare can end.
We can resolve this and go on with our lives.” Those were Megan’s words. But her cat Molly had other plans.
MOLLY’S PLANS
When Molly saw the old man leave the building, she started moving wildly. Molly made high-pitched screams and pushed the body out of Megan’s arms, running to the man in a straight line.
The man greeted her with a friendly voice. “Don’t worry, my friend. I’ll be fine. But I can explain,” he said.
I’M INNOCENT AND MOLLY CAN PROVE IT
These were the first words the old man spoke, so it attracted the attention from everyone present. “I’m innocent and I have my little cat friend her to help me prove it,” he followed up.
The arresting officers were having non of it and continued pushing him toward the police car. But that’s when Megan interfered.
EXCELLENT JUDGE OF CHARACTER
She stated that her cat was an excellent judge of character and would not trust just anyone. “Why don’t we just hear him out? It’s not like he can go anywhere.” The officers looked surprised but could not dispute Megan’s argument, so the old man was allowed to explain himself.
“My name is Theodore Alden.”
SOLITARY LIFE, BUT
Theodore explained that he lived a solitary life. He shielded himself away from most people and hardly ever left the home. “I’ve lived in this house my whole life and never needed to reach out and contact anyone.
But after what I witnessed last week, I had no choice. I had to search for help.
WALKING PAST A BUILDING
The man explained that he first noticed that something was wrong during a walk he took exactly one week ago. “Every day around sunset, I walk through these woods. It relaxes me and helps me think.
But when I walked past one particular building, I heard strange noises—the kinds you don’t want to hear!”
HEARING CRYING
Theodore explained that he heard crying coming from a warehouse behind his house. It was an old industrial building that had stood there almost as long as his house did, but Theodore knew it to be vacant for years.
So, what were these sounds? “And that’s when I saw shady-looking people walk in and out.”
AN OBSERVER
Theodore did not know these people. And that was a rare thing, for Theodore knew everyone who worked or lived in his neighborhood, even if the people themselves did not know Theodore.
“I’m an observant person, you see. I mostly watch and listen from within my house. But these individuals I do not know.”
ENOUGH FOR HIM
The unknown men, combined with the crying sound that came from within the building, were enough evidence for Theodore to come out of hiding. There were some shady things happening inside that warehouse—he just knew it.
But Theodore was afraid to go in himself. That’s when Molly provided a solution.
HOW SHE FOUND THEODORE
The cute kitten was no stranger to Theodore. Molly loved exploring and finding adventurous routes. And it didn’t take her long to find her way into Theodore’s house. The Furry creature loved the old man and always came by for a cuddle.
And three days ago, she did so much more.
ADDING SOMETHING TO IT
Theodore watched Molly leave his house after one of their cuddling sessions when, all of a sudden, she entered the warehouse through a hole in its southern wall. And that was when an idea emerged.
He knew Molly had owners due to her collar. “But I was going to add something to it.”
SHE DID NOT DISSAPPOINT
And the little brave and adventurous cat did not disappoint in this mission.
RUN BACK HOME KITTY!
Almost instantly, after Theodore had equipped her with the camera, she entered the warehouse and captured the horrible events inside. Now, Theodore only hoped that Molly would return home so her owners could see the footage and alarm the police.
And it turned out that this was the exact thing that happened.
HOW THE CROWD RESPONDED
When Theodore was done with his story, everyone looked at the old man in amazement. It was a miraculous story that absolved him of the entire crime. And strangely enough, everyone present in front of Theodore’s house believed him.
“Where is that suspicious warehouse, sir?” One of the officer asked.
THEIR NEW TARGET
Theodore pointed, and the policemen who had just surrounded his house now headed to the concrete warehouse 80 feet over. Megan and Ron slowly followed and instantly recognized the building from the video when it came into view.
“That’s it,” Megan whispered to her husband. Luckily, the police didn’t hesitate…
GOING IN HARD AND FAST
The main door was kicked in with one hard slam of the battering ram, and a full police squad rushed inside. And after that, everything went fast. Police eventually found two tied-up victims.
They were freed and rescued. Even the kidnappers themselves were inside, unaware that the police were this close.
A CONFESSION
The culprits were arrested and eventually pleaded guilty to the kidnapping crime. By that point, they had already held the two victims captive for two weeks. They were blackmailing their families for ransom money, threatening that any police contact would result in a bad outcome.
But it never came to that, luckily.
LOCAL HEROES
It was all because the most unlikely friendship imaginable stepped in and did something brave. Theodore, the solitary man, and Molly, the adventurous cat, were praised for their heroic deeds.
The old man even got out of his old home for an honorary medal ceremony. “Thank you, thank you,” were his only words.
