The context of the following conversation is Casey looked all over their house for the missing remote and it was in the sink.:
Casey says I searched my house high and low for the remote the other day.  You'll never guess where I found it..
The friend responds By the tv?.
Casey responds Nope.  It was in the sink..
The friend responds The sink?  How in the world did it get there?.
Casey responds I left it on the counter and the cat must have knocked it in..
The friend responds Hopefully there wasn't water in the sink when it went in..