“I had six high-definition cameras put in three months ago,” Mrs.

Higgins said, sitting down in a swivel chair.

“Why did you put in so many cameras?” I asked.

“Your mother tried to claim four feet of my flower bed during the spring landscaping,” Mrs.

Higgins said.

“We had two formal boundary disputes in thirty days, so I set up nonstop coverage along the property line.”

She moved her mouse and double-clicked a folder labeled with the previous day’s date.

The middle screen opened a recorded video file stamped at four forty-five PM.