[Superman]

Update: I have time to look at the Civic. The battery is/was DEAD. Zero voltage. It is on the charger now and seems to be accepting a charge. When the perp went through the car, I suppose it is possible they left the door open or something and then, perhaps, a neighbor shut the door out of kindness. The door was closed when I found it. Anyway......before I plug this battery back into the car, I wonder if there is a way I can first verify that there is not a MASSIVE draw somewhere. I checked the resistance of the electrical system by hooking an Ohmmeter at the two battery terminals. It sees 1.1 Ohms of resistance. There is a flashing alarm light on the dash and perhaps other systems that use electricity even when the key is off, so I'm not sure this resistance test tells me anything. How can I check to see whether there is a potentially cable-frying electrical short in this car before I hook up the battery?