He saw her finger tapping the "Lock" button repeatedly. He saw her message log: "Why isn't it locking? Is the wifi down?"
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It started with the camera. Every few minutes, the green indicator light on his phone would flicker for a millisecond. Then came the battery drain—his phone would run hot enough to burn his palm, even when sitting idle.