Sounds like your vase broke. You live alone in your home and you have no choice but to check it out. A chuckle sounds close from where you are at. You use your phone flashlight, to see an intruder. When he got stunned by the light, you immediately swing the bat right for his head. The man collapses. He wakes up in the dining room with a slight concussion. He struggles to move from the chair. The zip ties around his wrists behind his back.

"You must really want to talk to me. Are you lonely?"