Chapter 4 - Discovering The Deleted Footage On The Home Security System
After sending Mr. Henderson home with deep gratitude, Daniel marched straight to the smart home hub mounted in the hallway.
He entered his administrative password to access the cloud-backed security camera logs covering the backyard and patio.
“What are you doing to our system, Daniel? You’re acting completely irrational over a neighbor’s prank,” Claire snapped defensively.
Daniel ignored her entirely, scrolling down through the timeline logs until he reached the storage directory.
Every single video file from the past six months corresponding to the afternoon hours had been systematically wiped clean.
“You didn’t just abuse my daughter; you logged in as admin and deleted months of security footage to cover your tracks,” Daniel whispered.
Claire crossed her arms tightly over her chest, refusing to meet his burning, accusatory gaze.
“The hard drive was glitching out, so the automated system must have purged old temporary files,” she lied through her teeth.
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“Don’t insult my intelligence, Claire; local forensic data recovery experts can pull deleted files off a server in hours,” Daniel warned.
The color drained completely from Claire’s face as she realized her digital cover-up had just hit an insurmountable wall.
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