“Understood, sir. I’ll send it to you within the hour.” “Thank you.” I ended the call and slipped the phone into my pocket. Time seemed to stall. I changed into casual clothes and had my breakfast, yet there were still a handful of minutes left. Finally, a soft ping vibrated from my phone. A new email. It was titled ‘Requested CCTV Footage – Blue Ribbon Hotels.’ My heart thudded as I strode toward another adjoining door, stepping into my home office. I settled down behind my computer. A few clicks on my keyboard and the email in my phone was staring back at me. Taking a steadying breath, I tapped on the attachment and hit play. The footage of yesterday’s event came on. There I was, stepping out of my car and entering the hotel. The timestamp on the corner of the screen marked every

