Sam shook her head. "Not necessarily. You think outside of the box so often you don't even realize you're doing it. You find creative solutions to diplomatic situations all the time, right? This is like that, but with science (sometimes). We got to be partnered up for this one, which is good. I'm not sure that plan would have worked if I'd been on my own."

She laughed. "You and Janet would have found me there next Monday, still tied up because I couldn't reach the knife in my pocket to cut myself out of the ropes."