Intruder Alert

The other night D and I came home from dinner and were talking in the living room. I got up to go to the kitchen, still carrying on our conversation and then stopped in the doorway between the two rooms.

And then I heard a little noise coming from the ceiling.

Me: Did you hear that?

D: No.

Me: Come in here. It's coming from over by the door (which would be the exact opposite side of the house from where we've heard these noises before).

Scratchy, scamper noises continued.

D: Son of a...sigh. (walks to the basement door)

Me: What are you doing?

D: Going to get the ladder to set the trap again.