Page 61 of Second Chances
“I know. The designer almost had a heart attack when she saw it. This is the one room I wouldn’t let her touch.” Charlotte tapped the touch pad on her keyboard and one of the screens sprang to life. Charlotte pulled up a high definition image and then turned up the sound on the computer.
“Is that your front door?” Megan stared at the screen.
“It is,” Charlotte smiled. She trailed her finger across the touch screen and the camera panned across the driveway and returned to capture the big wooden front door. “Ready for the best part?”
Megan nodded.
Charlotte typed in a few things and then the other screen sprang to life, the time stamp running across the top. She saw Alex’s baseball hat, Charlotte answer the door. She saw the flowers, the way he was nervously kicking his feet at the ice on the welcome mat. Charlotte punched at the keyboard and Megan heard Alex’s voice on the video asking to speak to Megan.
She turned to her friend in awe. You’ve got the whole thing on tape.
“Yep. We’ve got him in high def admitting to embezzling money. He’s done.”
Megan stared at the screen and watched herself come to the door. “I don’t need to see it again, I was there.”
Charlotte stopped the feed and then opened up her email. “I’m sending you and Margot this file. You’re going to get everything you deserve.” She stood up and walked determinedly out of the office. Megan followed her downstairs. Charlotte pulled her coat from the closet and grabbed her keys.
“Where are you going?”
“There’s something else that I have to do.” Charlotte said and then before Megan could ask any more questions Charlotte was out the door.
