One autumn night the security gate at the shelter opened unexpectedly around two in the morning, and the cameras recorded a figure entering the driveway before disappearing into the darkness. The police found no clear sign of forced entry, which suggested someone might have known the access code.
Concerned about safety, I contacted a private security specialist named Gregory Dalton, a quiet former investigator who studied the camera footage with calm concentration. He replaced several cameras with newer equipment and added stronger monitoring systems around the property.
While sitting at my kitchen table later that evening he finally said, “Someone wanted you to know they could reach this place.”
My stomach tightened as I asked, “Do you think it connects to my father?”
Gregory Dalton paused before replying carefully. “It could, especially if someone outside prison is helping him reopen the case.”