Charlotte had no idea her peaceful neighborhood held secrets. However, she was shocked and incensed to learn that her neighbors had been using her hot tub covertly for a year. She discovered even more shocking secrets, determined to teach them a lesson. Tom and Charlotte installed a covert camera to look into it.
They were shocked to see Jim and his family, their neighbors, relaxing in their hot tub on camera. “Do you think this is real?” Charlotte, enraged, asked Tom. So they made the decision to do something.
Charlotte dyed the hot tub water with a safe dye, and Tom put an automatic lock on the gate. The following weekend, Jim and his family broke in once more. Their skin turned green an hour later. Then they were locked in and panicked.
“Open this fucking thing!” Jim snapped. Charlotte walked up to them and played the video. “This dye is not harmful, but it should make you reconsider trespassing in the future.” Jim’s family quickly left because they felt ashamed. After posting the video to their local watch group, Charlotte got a ton of feedback.
Numerous neighbors related similar tales of Jim’s intrusive actions. According to one neighbor, Jim used our pool without authorization. As she dug further, Charlotte found that Jim was operating a covert “Airbnb” operation, luring customers with local amenities. He was arrested on charges of fraud and trespassing after she reported him to the police. There was a collective sigh of relief in the neighborhood when Jim left.
Through the ordeal, Tom and Charlotte strengthened their community by finally enjoying their hot tub in peace. “Tom,” Charlotte said, “we succeeded.” “Our home was returned to us.”
