Alex had finished taking apart the busted walkie-talkie he'd started on last night; placing the various pieces in small piles off to one side; and had moved on to the half smashed portable radio he'd picked up somewhere. He had just pried the casing off when Kara sat down at the other end of the table. He glanced at the woman over the top of his glasses, noting the map before dropping his gaze back to what he was doing.