The flash drives destroyed that plan.
Mia and Ben had spread the truth so widely that he could no longer erase it from one phone or one house.
Rick eventually accepted a plea agreement that carried a long prison sentence.
His security company collapsed.
Several former clients came forward after discovering he had retained unauthorized access to their home camera systems.
He had watched people without their knowledge.
Tracked when families traveled.
Entered two houses using copied access codes.
The investigation became larger than our street.
But Laura and the children we|re already gone by then.
A victim-support organization moved them to temporary housing in another county.
For safety reasons, none of us knew the exact address.
The first Sunday after they left, the street was unusually dirty.
A crushed cup rolled along the curb.
Candy wrappers clung to the hedge.
No children appeared with the black trash bag.
