Canary
The setting: 1994. I lived in a big house in the heart of Rockridge (this is back when, if you were willing to kick down an extra $100/month, you could rent in a nicer neighborhood like Rockridge). My housemate Bob had a cat named Emily, and my other housemate Joanna had a cat named Hinke.
Joanna was a bit on edge as her mother was coming into town. Bob …