"I appreciate the offer, but it's my kitchen." Jamie answered smoothly, and while Danny asked for an infusion of ginger and lemon with honey Matt whispered to Golubushka that that was a polite way of either saying he was territorial about his kitchen, or that he didn't want to have to tell them where everything was.

"It's got to about knee deep outside, still coming down strongly." Danny explained as he set the backpack down. "And some houses have lights on, some don't. I can't tell if that's because some of them have generators, or because some just don't have anyone at home right now."