iPrivateEye: Season 1 - Part 4
by John Shepphird
Update. Travis is now at the bar with Christa.
I suggest you go there to confront him
I’m out of town all this week
Where are you?
Science lab retreat in NY for my thesis. I thought you knew that
You being gone explains his philandering. He also met an older woman
Where?
The Hilton downtown
You saw him?!
Yes.
Did you get a photo of them?
Only him but not the woman. It looked like they were involved though
How could you tell?
My impression
What’s she like?
Attractive, but definitely older
How much?
Could have been his mom, but not dressed that way.
Skinny jeans, trying to look younger.
No photos?
Unfortunately
Are you sure?
I’d forward if I had any
Let’s not get sidetracked.
I need proof Travis having sex with this Christa. Get me that!
Working on it.
an hour later
Mike you there?
Roger. I mean 10-4. Yes. They’ve finished their wine
Follow them
That’s my plan
Get those photos and let’s put this case to bed
Bed?
You know what I mean
No pun intended
None taken
What’s our plan once this case is closed?
Ours?
Yours
You bill me for the hours
No getting together to compare?
We’ll see. Let me know when they’re in Christa’s apartment
Aye aye captain
an hour later
Got it. Sending one of the photos now
One?
There’s a bunch. This guy’s libido is impressive. He must be taking something
So they hooked up?
You tell me
Smoking gun
No pun intended?
Email me all the photos and I’ll forward them to my client
Copy that
Don’t let anyone see you getting your camera
I’ve got my bucket and squeegee. Don’t worry
Email me what you’ve got
Sending
20 minutes later
Elise, I’ve emailed requested photos. Check your inbox.
A few emails due to file size
Thank you
That’s him alright. How could he?
Men are pigs
I’ll call off the wedding. I trust you can be discreet?
My professional reputation relies on discretion
Thank you. Please send me the bill beyond your retainer
I’m sorry it turned out this way
Better now than later
Hang in there
later that night
You there?
Thanks for everything. You were great.
Wedding off?
Roger. Let me know how many hours you put in
I’m not taking a fee
I insist
This was fun, us working together. Like old times
I am definitely paying you
You can’t force me to cash the check
What about the beers you bought?
I would have bought beers even if I wasn’t working. No biggie
Mike, you need to take a fee
Next time
This time
We’ll see
A strange case, can’t put my finger on it.
?
In my dad’s day he would meet clients face to face.
I’d see them come in the office when I was helping out
And?
He could read them
How so?
Use his gut, but I never got a pulse on this client
You spoke to her on the phone, right?
All email and text. She’s paying through PayPal
So what’s so weird about it?
Something’s not right, I can feel it
Does it matter?
It does to me. Let me get back to you
Looking at wedding registry now. My suspicions were correct
What’s up?
The bride is named Janice.
She’s the blonde you photographed with Travis at the library
The blonde is the fiancee?
The mother is named Elise. She’s the one that hired me
So the mother of the bride hired you to prove her future son in law was cheating?
A photo of Janice and Travis is on the bridal registry.
Elise is the bride’s mother from the engagement announcement.
I confirmed with the wedding coordinator.
Okay
I’ve been deceived
Does it matter?
I’m going to confront her
Who?
The mother
Why? You’ve been paid
Because private eyes root out the truth. Dad taught me that
The case is closed though
Not for me. Finding the truth is what private eyes do
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