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I was out for some drinks, sitting on a patio.
My wife and I were over at some friend's house for dinner,
you know, having a really nice evening, a glass of wine and all that.
My family and I had sat down to watch Sheep Detectives, a murder mystery.
And right as we were about to find out from the sheep who had committed the murder, I get a call.
From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
This is The Daily.
And I pick it up, and it's an FBI agent who identifies himself
and says, I'm in front of your house right now.
Are you coming home anytime soon?
When I got home, my wife was in the front yard with our kids,
and they were playing with some sparklers left over from the July 4th celebration.