Chapter 3 - The Recording Above the PoolâYou... you hired an investigator to spy on us in our own home?!â Vanessa shrieked, her voice cracking with rising panic.
âI hired Mr. Pike to document six months of harassment, extortion attempts, and corporate fraud, Vanessa,â I said, accepting a warm towel from a sympathetic guest.
Graham stepped toward the house control panel. âThe live feed from that camera, along with the audio from the directional microphone planted in the garden, was uploaded to a secure remote cloud server three seconds after impact. Attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and felony assault are all recorded in 4K resolution.â
Daniel stepped forward, his hands trembling violently. âMom! Please! We can talk about this privately! Vanessa was just joking!â
âShe shoved a non-swimmer into eight feet of water, Daniel,â Graham replied sternly. âThat is not a joke. That is a crime.â
Within ten minutes, the wail of police sirens echoed up the driveway.
Two municipal cruisers pulled up to the estate. Officers stepped onto the marble patio, reviewed the cloud video feed on Grahamâs tablet, and immediately placed Vanessa under arrest!
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Vanessa screamed and cursed as steel handcuffs clicked around her wrists, her elegant beige dress rumpled as she was led past her horrified party guests!
Daniel stood frozen, unable to look me in the eye as his wife was forced into the back of a patrol car.
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