Kate and Tom's tape, labeled "Kate & Tom 1989", was the audio cassette tape that Kate recorded with Tom Brennan on August 15, 1989, to place in the time capsule, which was intended to be retrieved on August 15, 2009. After being reunited with Tom, the two dug up the time capsule in the middle of the night and reminisced over its contents, including the toy airplane. They played the tape in the stereo in Tom's car. At the time of the recording, Kate was approximately 12 years old (given her birthdate of 1977), and Tom approximately the same.