Black box

Fully secure, and before the boy awoke, Marcus lifted Rufus's head and taped crude electrodes to the boy's temples and the back of his neck. He connected the wires from these to a big black box he had dragged into the room earlier. It’d been heavy work. At this point, Marcus was worn out and he flopped into the easy chair, catching his breath for a moment before he dropped off to sleep. At his age, the effort had really tired him out. After about half an hour, Marcus woke hearing stirrings from Rufus.

Then it was time for action...