Page 24 of Defending Love
“Yes. Let me get my purse.”
As she walked away, the second officer looked me up and down. “And you are?”
“I’m Dr. Sinclair’s private security.”
“Can you verify that?”
Dani came back with her driver’s license in her hand and passed it to the officer she’d spoken with. “This is Elijah Rhodes. He works with Guardian Security. After what happened to my father…”
The deputy handed her back her ID. “Dr. Sinclair, your address is Carmel, Indiana. Are you visiting or are you staying here? Will you be in and out of the home?”
I replied. “That depends on her mother. You can understand what a strain the family is under.”
“I appreciate you watching the house,” Dani said. “Have you been keeping an eye on it since my father…?”
“The case has gotten the media’s attention,” the deputy said. “People nowadays can find addresses with a few clicks on their keypad. We’re trying to avoid crimes of opportunity.”
“Thank you,” she said. “Have you had any other calls about anyone coming around the house?”
“Not on our watch.”
I stepped forward. “It’s good to know which department to contact if there are any questions. Your detectives should have Dr. Sinclair and her brother Damien Sinclair’s contact information.”
Dani feigned a smile. “We hope that soon you’ll have a lead on who killed our father.”
“Yes, ma’am, we’re working on that.” He nodded. “Our condolences.”
“Thank you.”
After an awkward moment, the two turned and walked down the sidewalk toward their car.
Dani exhaled.
I stood for a moment with my hand on the doorknob, staring out toward the street. I had a thought. Camera doorbells were no longer the exception. “Are you ready to go?”
“That visit was odd, if you ask me.”
I couldn’t agree more.
Locking the door behind us, I walked Dani to the SUV. The sheriff’s marked vehicle was still parked on the street. “We’re being watched.”
“If they are watching the house that closely, maybe it was their department that took Dad’s files.”
“I had another idea.”
As I drove us back to the rehab center, Dani brought up her earlier question. “The way you were looking around when we first arrived, did you expect to find cameras or microphones?”
“No.”
“You don’t lie well either. You’re saying you were simply fascinated with my parents’ outlets. They truly are top of the line. You see, they provide electricity. So unique.”
I shook my head, slipping on my sunglasses. “I didn’t expect to find any because they were already found. If I had found any, that would mean either someone from Guardian missed one, which is unacceptable, or it could mean that someone else installed new ones.”
Dani leaned forward. “You’re saying that my parents’ home was bugged?”
“They’d been employing Guardian for over a year. The cameras were ours.”
“Did Mom and Dad know?”
