“I think of it as we were just as set up as Ben was,” Scott told her.
“And that’s what’s helping you sleep at night now that you know Ben may have been innocent?” Dawn spluttered.
“I can’t change what was done,” Scott pointed out. “I can only try and figure out the truth. I know it will never make up for what happened to Ben or Wade, but it can clear their names.”
“Yeah, because there’s no stigma attached to being in prison for ten years and then getting your name cleared,” Dawn said sarcastically, taking in a breath and closing her eyes. She covered a hand over her face. “Scott, can you do me a favor, please?”
“Okay,” Scott said.
“Can you give me the whereabouts of Wade and Ben for the past three days?” Dawn asked.
“A detailed breakdown?” Scott asked. “Because you know I can’t send any recordings, but I can tell you their movements.”
“The bio bracelets record them?” Liam’s eyes widened. “Everything?”
“Just conversations, and it has voice recognition. If the device detects a familiar voice, it logs the person’s name,” Scott explained. “They can turn off the recording at any time. They can’t turn off the tracking system, though.”
“What if they take it off?” Liam asked
“They can’t,” Scott told him. “It’s put on in the same fashion as an ankle monitor.”
“Oh!” Liam said.
“Scott’s the only one that can take Wade’s of his crew’s bands off.” Dawn shook her head. “I thought they were really invasive and proved that Scott didn’t trust his staff.”
“No!” Scott said. “My staff all sign a form stating that they agree to wear the device. It’s more to protect my team against false claims about them and to protect the clients.”
“I think that’s a good idea,” Liam agreed with Scott. “Especially in this era of touchy situations among the younger generation.”
“That’s the same throughout the generations,” Scott assured him. “What do you want to know about Wade and Ben’s movements?”
“Where were they yesterday morning?” Dawn asked Scott.
“They had just passed New York heading toward Plum Island,” Scott told her. “All crew were accounted for on the boat.”
“Seriously?” Dawn said, her face going pale again as her eyes darkened with emotion. “Shoot!” She breathed. “And I don’t suppose you can tell if Wade went into my room anytime during this evening?”
“Can I please access your hotel system, Liam?” Scott asked.
“I’ve already said you can,” Liam told Scott. “What do you need from me?”
“Not much,” Scott said with a chuckle. “My sister already gave me access when she opened the portal to my system.”
“How nice.” Liam looked at Dawn and laughed. “Go ahead. Do you need my login to the Hotel system?”
“Nope,” Scott said. “I’ve already accessed through a login that was granted to my sister yesterday.”
“Hey!” Dawn hissed.
“Little sister,” Scott told her, “how many times have I told you not to use the same password for everything? BigBlueWhaleTail777.”
“I like that password, and it’s a good one,” Dawn defended her choice.
“Not if you use it foreverything,“ Scott scolded. “Ah… Okay. I got it.” He went quiet. “Here we go. As far as I can see, Wade didn’t go into your room at all. Nor did Ben.” He went quiet again. “But Carl did.”
“What?” Dawn and Liam spluttered in unison.
“Yeah. This is strange.” Scott said. “It looks like he was in there for a few minutes. Then, he left and walked down toward the end of the hallway. Away from the elevator.”
